▁with ▁many ▁other ▁bands ▁and ▁artists . ▁ ▁Early ▁years ▁G olds m ith ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Seattle , ▁Washington ▁to ▁Hugh ▁and ▁Sk itt y ▁G olds m ith . ▁He ▁began ▁playing ▁drums ▁as ▁a ▁child , ▁after ▁being ▁introduced ▁by ▁his ▁older ▁brother ▁to ▁bands ▁such ▁as ▁The ▁Beat les , ▁Led ▁Ze ppel in , ▁El vis ▁Cost ello ▁and ▁the ▁Att ra ctions ▁and ▁T alk ing ▁He ads . ▁G olds m ith ▁has ▁stated ▁that ▁he ▁wanted ▁to ▁be ▁John ▁L enn on , ▁but ▁also ▁a ▁drum mer , ▁and ▁has ▁c ited ▁Keith ▁Moon ▁of ▁The ▁Who ▁as ▁his ▁biggest ▁influence ▁on ▁the ▁instrument . ▁During ▁fifth ▁grade , ▁G olds m ith ▁formed ▁his ▁first ▁band , ▁S cre aming ▁H orm ones . ▁In ▁high ▁school , ▁G olds m ith ▁formed ▁a ▁du o ▁called ▁the ▁ 1 3 ▁with ▁John ▁At kins , ▁and ▁later ▁formed ▁the ▁hard core ▁punk ▁band ▁Re ason ▁to ▁H ate ▁with ▁his ▁friend ▁Jer emy ▁En ig k , ▁whom ▁he ▁had ▁previously ▁invited ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁bass ist ▁for ▁the ▁ 1 3 . ▁After ▁G olds m ith ▁graduated ▁from ▁high ▁school , ▁Greg ▁William son ▁invited ▁him ▁to ▁the ▁band ▁Pos itive ▁Gre ed . ▁After wards ▁G olds m ith ▁worked ▁on ▁many ▁ens emb les , ▁at ▁times ▁being ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁four ▁bands ▁simultaneously . ▁He ▁also ▁expanded ▁his ▁t ast es ▁in ▁music , ▁becoming ▁a ▁fan