PimpCo is a little business I’ve got, which basically offers drummers the affordable opportunity to make their drums that little bit more bespoke.
AL MURRAYI never used to take holidays and it would upset ex-wives and girlfriends, but working has me in a better mood than doing nothing.
More Al Murray Quotes
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Our cheeky sidekick. We’re like a motorcycle and sidecar.
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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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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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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 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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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 see the holidays as a chance for kids to learn self-sufficiency.
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I’m not an alcoholic, I am freedom fighter against the teetotal taliban.
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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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My mum had a cousin that had played when he was younger.
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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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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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You find yourself, your voice, your technique and then maybe luck calls.
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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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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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