A student recently asked me why I play drums. In my 45 years of playing drums and 25 years of teaching, I have been asked a lot of difficult questions. However, this answer seemed simple. Whenever I heard drumming as a kid, it made me and others happy. I like making others happy, and I enjoy being happy (don’t we all?) The communication of the drums and playing music is the best way that I can make people happy. I’m not a doctor, an athlete, a world leader, an actor, or a religious leader, I’m a drummer. Whether it’s the people listening to the music I am creating, or the other musicians in the band, it all comes back to the fact that I like to make people happy. That’s what I do. Creative expression is a reaction to the times in which we are living, and creativity is a […]

February 2026 Issue