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Emily Remler: You Don’t Try to Make a Statement for Women

Posted on May 7, 2016 by Scott K Fish

“You don’t get angry, you don’t get bitter, you don’t get feminist about the thing. You don’t try to make a statement for women. You just get so damn good that they’ll forget about all that crap.” Source: Emily Remler, … Continue reading →

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Without Words, Transmit What You Feel to Someone Else

Posted on May 3, 2016 by Scott K Fish

“I really think that you can communicate all kinds of feelings to audiences, to people. It can be a real touching human thing. If you can communicate feelings and ideas without words, you can make an impression on people. The … Continue reading →

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Al Jackson Didn’t Do Anything; He Just Played

Posted on May 1, 2016 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: Music critic, manager, and record producer Jon Landau wrote, ” Al Jackson kept perfect time, played with extraordinary simplicity, was exceptionally powerful, got the toughest sound and left the vocalists with the maximum amount of space in which … Continue reading →

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Roberto Petaccia’s Rocking Motion Technique

Posted on April 27, 2016 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: September 10, 2015 I posted my 1981 Modern Drummer obituary for a terrific guy, Roberto Petaccia. I wrote in part: “The first time we heard from Roberto was through a letter: ‘My name is Roberto Petaccia and I … Continue reading →

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Art Blakey’s Press Roll: ‘It’s the Way I Feel’

Posted on April 24, 2016 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE:  Sometimes it’s disappointing when an interviewer misses an apparent opportunity to get a more in-depth answer. No doubt Art Blakey had one of the world’s great press rolls. Anytime a musician has a trademark style it’s always nice … Continue reading →

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