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And to be honest, it’s all about the sound, the noise, the rattle and hum. Who wouldn’t want to make a fantastic noise with drums and cymbals?!

Al Murray

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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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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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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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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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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I love drums and love how they look, so we offer re-wrapping to reboot your old kit, a hardware lacquering service – the black looks amazing, and bespoke snare drums.
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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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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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My mum had a cousin that had played when he was younger.
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The American dream? We don’t have a dream in Britain because we’re bloody awake!
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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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I’m not an alcoholic, I am freedom fighter against the teetotal taliban.
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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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The harder you work, the luckier you get” is true in all things.
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I try to be musical. Drums can set a mood, create an impression, as much as anything else.
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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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