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- About reacting to what's going on around you...
"I used to think that creative music making implied that I react to everything around me. But if you're not careful, you're commenting on everything that is played, which is one step away from Mickey-Mousing everyone else's ideas without contributing your own statements."
- Emphasis on feel and forward momentum...
- "I know that my drumming has become more specific in terms of placement and ideas. I guess that's pretty accurate: the drumming functions more in terms of propelling the music along as opposed to crashing and accenting so much."
- Protecting your hearing . . .
"Seriously, you have to protect your hearing. If you don't want to go as far as molded plugs, which is what I use, then at least use those foam plugs that you can buy at any pharmacy.
- Playing evolution . . .
"My playing has changed in any number of ways over the past twenty years. Hopefully, what's happening, whether big band or trio or free or not free, is that I am serving the music. I have as much ego as anybody, but I really do hold serving the music as the ideal. . . So whether you play fast or slow or busy or not, if it's serving the music at hand, then it's right.
Modern Drummer Magazine, November 1993
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| Solo Transcriptions |
| Check out the great solo transcription from Dave Weckl's recording of Island Magic from his album MasterPlan, released on GRP label. |
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| About Music Education!! |
| Check out the great Drums & Percussion programs at schools around the country. Start with Univ. of North Texas, one of the best. |
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