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You find yourself, your voice, your technique and then maybe luck calls.

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 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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We need a war every 10 years, so we can stay match fit in case the Germans try again.
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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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Music is endlessly fascinating.
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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 left uni, I carried on playing and trying out at stand-up.
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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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The harder you work, the luckier you get” is true in all things.
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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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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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When I got to university, I played in bands and did sketch stuff and it was always about coming up with material, which is why I never really practised and have no chops!!
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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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Our cheeky sidekick. We’re like a motorcycle and sidecar.
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My mum had a cousin that had played when he was younger.
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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?!
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