Jerry Marotta
If Jerry Marotta had his way, we’d still be doing this interview. That’s not because Jerry’s particularly enamored of interviews, but to continue means to never conclude. He’d much rather keep experimenting and trying to obtain the perfect interview than allow me to write it. But that shouldn’t have surprised me, for that’s how Jerry […]
Marvin “Smitty” Smith Drum History In Transition
While it is perhaps a touch premature to bestow upon Marvin “Smitty” Smith the historical mantle of greatness, it’s readily accepted by the musicians and fans who’ve seen him in action that a talent like his flashes across the sky only a few times in a generation. When Roy Haynes lovingly dubbed him “Mah-velous Marvin” […]
Buddy Williams — Going For The Feeling
The drum is a very spiritual instrument,” says Buddy Williams, “if you look at the African thing and communication and at the drum as being the second instrument, behind the voice.” Williams is a good one to talk about the roots of his instrument, since his own musical roots run very deep. He has a […]
Manny Elias — Patterns
Every year produces its musical surprises and success stories, and Tears For Fears was certainly one of 1985’s most pleasant. Their second album, Songs From The Big Chair, managed to please intellectuals, audiophiles, and teenyboppers alike with angst-ridden tales inspired by the traumatic childhood experiences of leaders Roland Orzabal and Curt Smith, and psychologist Arthur […]
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