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Bill Maxwell: I Used To Think Record Companies Were Crooks (1982)

Posted on December 12, 2016 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: Drummer/producer Bill Maxwell stopped by Modern Drummer on August 17, 1982 for a feature interview, published in August 1983. Andrae Crouch, The Winans, Freddie Hubbard, Koinonia — Bill Maxwell’s work as drummer and producer is among the best. I … Continue reading →

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Dave Weckl: ‘Up And Coming’ Profile 1984

Posted on December 10, 2016 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: When posting the complete transcript of my 1983 interview with Dave Weckl for Modern Drummer, I mentioned MD had published a much shorter version of the interview in April 1984 as an Up and Coming profile of Dave Weckl, which I … Continue reading →

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Paul English: Music Should Have Lows, Valleys, and No Drums At All

Posted on November 17, 2016 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: Most of my published drummer interviews are edited versions of longer conversations. Relistening to the interviews while digitizing the original cassette tapes, I noticed my pattern for getting taped interviews ready for publication. To save time, I would … Continue reading →

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Paul T. Riddle and Max Weinberg: Don’t Get Lazy, Keep Learning

Posted on October 25, 2016 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: My full three-way exchange with drummers Max Weinberg and Paul T. Riddle remains unpublished. In the early 1980s, Max and I were collaborating on a drum book. This interview was done for Max’s book. Part way into that … Continue reading →

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Brubeck on Roach and Odd-Time Signatures

Posted on October 2, 2016 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: In July 1974 I bought the current issue of Different Drummer magazine in which Doug Ramsey interviewed Dave Brubeck. A few years up the road I copied a this Dave Brubeck quote on Max Roach and odd-time signatures, … Continue reading →

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