When I showed an interest in drumming, he showed me how to mummy-daddy roll and that set me up for a bit.
AL MURRAYI try to be musical. Drums can set a mood, create an impression, as much as anything else.
More Al Murray Quotes
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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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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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Our cheeky sidekick. We’re like a motorcycle and sidecar.
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Music is endlessly fascinating.
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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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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 find yourself, your voice, your technique and then maybe luck calls.
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Things inspiring me – good melody, a great bass line, a fabulous voice… by which I mean someone who sounds great, rather than does pyrotechnics… and people playing really musically.
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I see the holidays as a chance for kids to learn self-sufficiency.
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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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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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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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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 left uni, I carried on playing and trying out at stand-up.
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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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