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Louis Pasteur, the great scientist, said “chance favours the prepared mind”, which is a posh way of saying ‘do your homework’, but it’s an excellent piece of advice.

Al Murray

I think it’s really easy to forget that – I’d sooner play something musical than flash, and as I can’t play anything flash.
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Anything Easy Flash Forget Musical Play Really Something Soon Think
The thing that interests me far more than anything is creating music, songwriting and arranging, and in that context drumming itself is a means to an end.
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Anything Arrange Context Create End Interest Mean More Music Musical Something Think
I love playing. In lots of ways, I think having been able to carry on playing purely out of love rather than having to do it for a living means I still love the drums.
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Carry Drum Live Lot Love Mean Play Pure Rather Still Think Way World
It’s a weight problem isn’t it; you can’t wait for lunch.
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Lunch Problem Wait Weight
I’m a natural born show off. I love performing, and at school we had a really good music scene and an even better drama scene.
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Born Drama Good Music Natural Perform School Seen Show Try
PimpCo is a little business I’ve got, which basically offers drummers the affordable opportunity to make their drums that little bit more bespoke.
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Afford Basically Bit Black Business Drummer Got Little More Opportunity
In the world of comedy, there’s this: “If it’s going badly, get off. If it’s going well, get off”. You can’t argue with that either.
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Argue Badly Comedy Either Go Off Well World
Actually, when you’re doing something you love, even when you’re busy and it’s hectic you don’t feel the need to relax.
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Actual Busy Girlfriend Hectic Holiday Love Need Relax Something Upset
My mum had a cousin that had played when he was younger.
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Cousin Fantastic Honest Mum Play Younger
When I showed an interest in drumming, he showed me how to mummy-daddy roll and that set me up for a bit.
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Bit Daddy Drum Interest Mummy Role Set Show
I read a lot. I spend of lot time thinking. It actually looks like I’m doing nothing, but… hanging out with clever and interesting people is a must if you’re writing comedy, like hanging out with a good bass player when you’re a drummer.
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When I left uni, I carried on playing and trying out at stand-up.
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Carry Left Out Play Stand Try Up
We need a war every 10 years, so we can stay match fit in case the Germans try again.
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Again Case Country Every Fit History Match Stay Ten War Year
Our cheeky sidekick. We’re like a motorcycle and sidecar.
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Cheek Country Like Motorcycle Sidekick
Seriously, if you want to get inside the head of a stand-up comic, you could do a lot worse than reading Steve Martin’s Born Standing Up.
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Art Comic Creativity Head Inside Read Serious Stand Up Want Worse
You can leave a kid alone and it will learn to fend for itself, how to work the remote, a tin opener, and the microwave.
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Aone Kid Learn Leave Microwave Opener Remote Tin Work

Louis Pasteur, the great scientist, said “chance favours the prepared mind”, which is a posh way of saying ‘do your homework’, but it’s an excellent piece of advice.

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Louis Pasteur, the great scientist, said “chance favours the prepared mind”, which is a posh way of saying ‘do your homework’, but it’s an excellent piece of advice.

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