Tag Archives: Modern Drummer

Neil Peart – I Was Just Trying to Play in the Big Leagues (1986)

Posted on July 12, 2019 by

SKF NOTE: Here’s Neil Peart in 1986 answering my questions about his influence on drummers. Here’s the back story to our interview which appeared, in part, in Modern Drummer’s 10th Anniversary Issue. Scott K Fish: Ten years ago you’d been … Continue reading →

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Max Roach – The Onus is Always on the Rhythm Section

Posted on April 27, 2019 by

SKF NOTE: Interviewing Max Roach on July 15, 1981 in his Connecticut home was, and is, one of my life’s highlights. Hearing Gene Krupa ignited my lifelong love of drumming. Hearing Max Roach for the first time gave my drumming … Continue reading →

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Michael Shrieve – Musical Career Updater 1983

Posted on March 19, 2019 by

SKF NOTE: This exchange between Michael Shrieve and me, which survived on a cassette, shows how slow it was in 1983 for well-known drummers to get career updates to their fans on the page of a print magazine. In this … Continue reading →

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Tommy Aldridge – Not the Drummer on ‘Diary of a Madman’

Posted on March 18, 2019 by

SKF NOTE: This cassette, from my stint as Managing Editor at Modern Drummer, seems to have been a tape I used, circa 1982, for interview follow-ups with drummers. The tape has bits and pieces of different conversations and music. Tommy … Continue reading →

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Bill Maxwell – On Becoming a Grammy Winning Producer

Posted on March 2, 2019 by

SKF NOTE: Andrae Crouch, The Winans, Freddie Hubbard, Koinonia — Bill Maxwell’s work as drummer and producer is among the best. Bill first came to my attention through my ears in 1981. No pre-judging on my part. Introducing The Winans … Continue reading →

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Elvin Outlines his Soloing Thought Processes

Posted on January 25, 2019 by

SKF NOTE: It’s not uncommon, in drum forums, for a drummer to ask for help understanding Elvin Jones’s drumming. Count me among drummers who spent a long time listening and trying to “get” what Elvin was doing during his solos, … Continue reading →

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Taking a Chance on Fish

Posted on December 2, 2018 by

Taking a chance on Fish Scott K. Fish, Special to the Piscataquis Observer • November 30, 2018 Looking back almost 40 years I can’t imagine not crossing paths with Ron Spagnardi, founder and publisher of Modern Drummer magazine. We were … Continue reading →

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