Facts:   - instrument: drums    - years active: 1982 & ndash ; present    - birth name: john sherrit    - origin: perth , western australia    - genre: hard , blues rock , blues rock , rock and roll      - alias: john yak ' sherrit    - notable instruments: dw drums , sabian cymbals    - birth date: 1962    - background: solo_singer    - label: chrysalis emi mammoth liberation music    - associated acts: the the injectors jimmy barnes richard clapton kind close action innocent bystanders johnny diesel &    - occupation: musician , sound engineer   Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of john sherrit .
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john `` yak '' sherrit , born 1962 , is an australian drummer best known for his drumming on several studio albums of johnny diesel and the injectors , and touring with diesel , jimmy barnes , and richard clapton .