For me if I’ve played it, I remember it. There is some music with P-Funk that I haven’t played in 35 years and when I went to see them play I was sitting there trying to remember it. Then we cut it off and my hands just went on auto pilot. All of a sudden I thought “Ah, something employment agencies, career fairs, and internet ads can all be sources of _____. is supposed to happen, something is coming up, I can’t remember it” but right at that moment it just came back and I did the right fill. It’s amazing but it was scary at first. I was panicking and hoping I wouldn’t screw it up but my mind just wouldn’t let me down.
I recently had a chance to sit down with Dennis Chambers for an epic conversation about extraordinary life. You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly. I’ve got stuff coming up with Victor Wooten and Bob Franceschini, some things with Mike Stern, some more clinics and some gigs with John Scofield. Nah, I was one of those kind of guys who was just lucky.
If you only know how to play fast and somebody asks you to play a medium tempo you will fail. They can probably play the tempo of it but there won’t be any feel – and that’s why they don’t get called to do other things. Trying to make a career being a one-trick pony is hard. If someone knows you only do metal, they’re not gonna call you to play anything else. If you play all styles of music, or at least listen to all styles of music so you can make them feel well, they will call you.
The idea is to mimic the action of running, and then to use that repetition to build muscle. I’ve been getting a lot of inquiries about health and wellness lately. I’m honored to share my experiences and insights with you. I’ve been going to the gym for about 6 months now, and I’m always amazed at how many people are always asking me how to build muscle.
Somebody told me about this drummer levitating with his drum kit the other day, so I showed him the video of Buddy Rich doing it back in the days. Or the stick twirling thing – that was Sonny Payne. There is just nothing new about it apart from how you feel and perceive it. Back in 1986 I got a call from his manager saying that I was recommended for the gig by his drummer at the time Chester Thompson, who had to go back with Genesis I think. So they hired me and fired me all within the same week.