Diddle Rudiments
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“Something drew me to the drums before I could speak a full sentence. It was staring at pictures of drum sets on the backs of my brother and sister’s LP records that somehow gave a kind of purpose to a part of my life. The rest of my life since then has largely been focused on trying to bring that calling to fulfillment. We all should try to do something with the unique gifts we’ve ALL been given. All I can do now is progress every week on an endless journey towards that fulfillment in my free time, but my working time is spent making sure I don’t mess up the basic responsibility of providing my band’s source timing and energy. That alone is unbelievably difficult be it a beat everyone thinks is easy, or a chops move that can crumble in one instant of lost focus and care.”
-Mike Mangini (Dream Theater) |