Excerpted from the January 1977 issue When it comes to interviewing Buddy, one must learn to expect the unexpected. You can end up with a first rate story, or no story at all. He’s a very intense human being, with beliefs as strong as his hands. He can, at limes be curt, intimidating, cutting if necessary—especially if he senses any kind of insincerity. What about your formal background. Have you ever taken a lesson or been to a music school? No, I’ve never taken a lesson. As far as music school goes, I walked through Berklee one time to visit with some people I know. Do you remember the first set of drums you ever had? Well, I’ve seen pictures of one of the first sets of drums I had. When I first started playing, they weren’t making tunable tom-toms, they weren’t making sets like they do now. Did you […]

December 2021 Issue