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Yvette Preyer
(January 2004 Issue)
Playing From The Heart Yvette Preyer has been
blowing away Michael
McDonald audiences for the past five years, ever
since she crossed paths with the famed singer/songwriter in
Memphis,
where Preyer resides. McDonald was doing a gig there for the National
Civil Rights Museum and was using a local
band. Preyer, who had been
playing with Isaac Hayes at the time, got the call for the gig, and by
the end of rehearsal
McDonald asked her to join his band.
"The important thing for Michael's music is feel," Preyer says. "A lot
of feel, a lot of pocket. He's very soulful. It comes from his heart, so he needs a drummer who also plays from the
heart."
Preyer says one of her favorite tunes to play with McDonald is "Yah Mo
B There." She adds that she also loves
playing the ballads with him.
"Actually, I like playing everything with Michael," she laughs. "It's just incredible. It all
feels so good."
Preyer also sings background (and an occasional lead) with McDonald.
Her tip for singing and drumming
at the same time? "Don't think about
it. Just do it. When you concentrate on one thing, sometimes you lose
something
else. But I've found the easiest solution is to not think
about it."
Robyn
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