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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.

Al Murray

I try to be musical. Drums can set a mood, create an impression, as much as anything else.
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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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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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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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Thanks to the internet, I buy lots of music, but thanks to my easily distracted nature, I forget about half of it!
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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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The American dream? We don’t have a dream in Britain because we’re bloody awake!
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When I left uni, I carried on playing and trying out at stand-up.
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All about how he developed his career and his creativity as a comedian. Lots of what he talks about is relevant to anyone in the creative arts.
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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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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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Our cheeky sidekick. We’re like a motorcycle and sidecar.
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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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It helps that, if I don’t want to play, I don’t really have to! I’m not the best drummer in the world, but it’s something I love and enjoy, and that sounds like a good trade.
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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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It’s a weight problem isn’t it; you can’t wait for lunch.
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