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Al Murray

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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Bass Fabulous Great Inspire Mean Musically People Really Sound Thing Voice
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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Carry Drum Live Lot Love Mean Play Pure Rather Still Think Way World
You find yourself, your voice, your technique and then maybe luck calls.
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Call Find Luck Maybe Technique Voice Yourself
I’m not an alcoholic, I am freedom fighter against the teetotal taliban.
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Fighter Freedom Alcoholic Taliban
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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Anyone Career Creative Develop Path Relevant
My mum had a cousin that had played when he was younger.
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Cousin Fantastic Honest Mum Play Younger
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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Always Band Chop Come Material Practice Really Sketch University
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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Anything Easy Flash Forget Musical Play Really Something Soon Think
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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Cymbal Drum Fantastic Honest Hum Noice Rattle Sound
Music is endlessly fascinating.
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Ebndlessly Fascinate Music
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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Afford Basically Bit Black Business Drummer Got Little More Opportunity
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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Bit Daddy Drum Interest Mummy Role Set Show
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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Born Drama Good Music Natural Perform School Seen Show Try
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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Art Comic Creativity Head Inside Read Serious Stand Up Want Worse
When I left uni, I carried on playing and trying out at stand-up.
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Carry Left Out Play Stand Try Up
Our cheeky sidekick. We’re like a motorcycle and sidecar.
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Cheek Country Like Motorcycle Sidekick

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