Category Archives: Backgrounder Interviews

I have backgrounder interviews from the early 1980s for a five-part feature series I wrote for Modern Drummer magazine called, “The History of Rock Drumming.” These interviews were never published until now.

Jim Gordon – Full Interview – Tape A Side B

Posted on March 26, 2020 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: If you’re coming to this Tape A Side B before my posting of Jim Gordon – Full Interview – Tape A Side A, the rest of the info in this post is the same as the info in … Continue reading →

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Frank Briggs Interview – Do Your Best Always (Circa 1983)

Posted on February 9, 2020 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: I recently uncovered this circa 1983 interview with drummer Frank Briggs. Edited slightly, I’ve retyped my original introduction below, followed by scans of my original transcript, complete with proofreaders marks. I don’t remember to what magazine I submitted … Continue reading →

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Sheila E – I’m Improving (1985)

Posted on January 11, 2020 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: I interviewed Sheila E in 1985 for CREEM magazine. These pages are from that interview, but instead of the narrative story published in CREEM, these are Sheila’s words organized almost as a letter or a column. I don’t … Continue reading →

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Neil Peart – My Antipathy Toward Machines

Posted on September 15, 2019 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: As of this writing I don’t remember where or when this interview with Neil Peart took place. The latest reference I’m finding is to the Rush song Prime Mover which was released in 1987. When I figure out … Continue reading →

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Drummers Played a Major Part Creating Motown Music

Posted on May 14, 2018 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: This is part of a phone interview on May 12, 1982 with Motown’s Brian Holland. It’s important readers understand how little information existed at this time on Motown’s drummers. Their identities were not well-known. Once the principal drummers … Continue reading →

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