I see the holidays as a chance for kids to learn self-sufficiency.
AL MURRAYAnd 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?!
More Al Murray Quotes
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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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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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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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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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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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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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I try to be musical. Drums can set a mood, create an impression, as much as anything else.
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Our cheeky sidekick. We’re like a motorcycle and sidecar.
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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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When I left uni, I carried on playing and trying out at stand-up.
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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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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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I’m not an alcoholic, I am freedom fighter against the teetotal taliban.
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