DRUMMER CAFE

What was it that first attracted you to drumming?
What keeps you coming back for more?

I'm 48 and have been playing off and on since I was 13 and I'm not really sure what first attracted me to drums. I remember always wanting to play and beat on things in elementary school -- and that was a few years before I was introduced to Mr. Ringo.

Maybe it's in your genes and won't wash out.

I keep coming back to drumming becauses it's a love/hate relationship. On the one hand, I've never reach that point where I'm totally satisfied with my playing (and I know I never will) and I still strive to improve and learn more.

I also like performing and playing for others, and still crave the rush I feel when onstage.

-bruce

The marching bands I would see in parades as a kid. The snare drummers are what attracted me to wanna play drums.

I love to play live. I love knowing that there is more to learn and the feeling I get when I master something new. Plus I just love the way my drums sound.

My family is musical, so they inspired me quite a bit. Drummers like Moon and Bonham influenced me to keep it going.

For me, it's all about music, chicks and beer... maybe a few dollars here and there. Drums are therapeutic and keep me sane.. although my sanity is debatable.

PS - Micky Dolenz RAWKZ!  

I was told the ladies ended up with the Drummer...

still waiting on the ladies.  

It was an instrument I didnt have and wasnt playing.  Im one of them jack of all, master of none, DIY types.  For me all instruments are the same in the grand scheme of things, the differences is just a matter of the sounds they produce.   I wanted that sound, knew Id have to be able to play the instrument myself, so I got a kit.  I dont think there was a specific drummer or band or anything that drew me.


What I just said actually.  Im a musician, its an instrument I play because of the sonic capabilities.  As long as I play music, Ill play drums.  

I don't remember a specific video, but I remember always watching the drummer in the music videos on MTV.  That's where I remember the interest really starting.  I'd always do air drum imitations of the drummer to my friends and brother whenever music was playing somewhere.  Later on (mid-80s), those same friends and brother started playing guitar and they didn't want a wimpy keyboard player  .  So, at age 15, I sought out a drumset in a garage sale for $65 and taught myself how to play.  One year later, Guns N Roses came out and Steve Adler's playing (recorded and on music videos) inspired me to stick with it.  lol


I always loved music more than drumming but sometime about 6 years ago or so, that love suddenly became an equal merger among the two into an overall passion, along with this tremendous drive to just do it.  Today, I can't even express into words how much I love learning, playing and practicing drums and percussion.  I really believe it is an obsession.  Then, suddenly it all becomes clear when I get to play music with others.  Learning has much to do with it.  The drive/hunger to learn is ultimately what keeps me coming back for more, I think.

Cool topic.  

it brings me enjoyment that cannot be experienced in any other way.  how about that?

Well said ! At 38 I'm still trying to get in the big leages. On and off since age 13 but now I'm on a mission. The thing that drives me most is the best motivation I have come accross.......... "I'LL SHOW THEM" !!!! Those people who laughed at me when I said I wanted to be a professional musician. Thats what drives me..!

wow!  i thought i had dreamed up Banana Splits!  noone else had ever heard of it.  i used to watch that whole lineup windhorse.  the purple grape bunch scared me though.