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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.

Al Murray

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
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
You find yourself, your voice, your technique and then maybe luck calls.
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Call Find Luck Maybe Technique Voice Yourself
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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Aone Kid Learn Leave Microwave Opener Remote Tin Work
I read a lot. I spend of lot time thinking. It actually looks like I’m doing nothing, but… hanging out with clever and interesting people is a must if you’re writing comedy, like hanging out with a good bass player when you’re a drummer.
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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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Bit Daddy Drum Interest Mummy Role Set Show
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 left uni, I carried on playing and trying out at stand-up.
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Carry Left Out Play Stand Try Up
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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Argue Badly Comedy Either Go Off Well World
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
I try to be musical. Drums can set a mood, create an impression, as much as anything else.
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We need a war every 10 years, so we can stay match fit in case the Germans try again.
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Again Case Country Every Fit History Match Stay Ten War Year
The American dream? We don’t have a dream in Britain because we’re bloody awake!
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Awake Bloody Country Dream World
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
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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