Tag Archives: Modern Drummer

Regrets? I’ve Had a Few #1: Bill Bruford

Posted on July 27, 2014 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: I never met Bill Bruford in person. Our 1983 Modern Drummer interview was by phone. It was one of my rare MD interviews for which I wish I had been better prepared. Not that I was careless in setting … Continue reading →

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Interviewing Advice from Buddy Rich

Posted on July 4, 2014 by Scott K Fish

In an earlier post I wrote about my interview with Freddie Gruber. It took me a long, long time – and several attempts on different days – to make Freddie relaxed enough to allow me to turn on my tape … Continue reading →

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Mel Lewis to Steve Gadd: You’re a Drag

Posted on June 1, 2014 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: Around 1976, Mel Lewis told me of the time he first met Steve Gadd. In 1976 Steve Gadd was really starting to grab the attention of musicians everywhere – especially drummers. I first heard Steve Gadd in 1974 … Continue reading →

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Selling My Record Albums, Except One

Posted on May 2, 2014 by Scott K Fish

As I write, a record dealer I’ve never met is combing through boxes of my lifelong collection of Long Playing (LP) records. About 2000 LP’s total. This morning I remembered one LP I want to keep. It is Mel Lewis’s … Continue reading →

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My First Interviews Were Written on this Typewriter

Posted on April 25, 2014 by Scott K Fish

I bought this typewriter used for $35.00 at a Goodwill store in Huntington, NY. I sold $1,000 worth of freelance articles written on it, including several of my first feature Modern Drummer interviews. — end —

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