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The American dream? We don’t have a dream in Britain because we’re bloody awake!

Al Murray

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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I never used to take holidays and it would upset ex-wives and girlfriends, but working has me in a better mood than doing nothing.
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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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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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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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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’m not an alcoholic, I am freedom fighter against the teetotal taliban.
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Fighter Freedom Alcoholic Taliban
It helps that, if I don’t want to play, I don’t really have to! I’m not the best drummer in the world, but it’s something I love and enjoy, and that sounds like a good trade.
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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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The harder you work, the luckier you get” is true in all things.
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You find yourself, your voice, your technique and then maybe luck calls.
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It’s a weight problem isn’t it; you can’t wait for lunch.
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When I left uni, I carried on playing and trying out at stand-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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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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