The fact that Brooklyn born, Staten Island raised rock ‘n’ roll drummer Thommy Price played on records by Joan Jett, Billy Idol, Scandal, Roger Daltrey (The Who,) Rick Ocasek (The Cars,) Debby Harry (Blondie,) Scandal, Blue Oyster Cült, Ron Wood (Rolling Stones,) Peter Wolf (J Geils,) John Waite, The Psychedelic Furs, Ronnie Spector, Mink DeVille, Kasim Sulton, Steve Stevens, Steve Lukather (Toto,) Michael Monroe (Hanoi Rocks,) Enrique Iglesias and others is impressive. However, his credits alone do not get to the heart of what made Thommy such a powerful and unique drummer. My first exposure to Thommy was on the Joan Jett song “I Hate Myself for Loving You.” The floor tom groove plus a handful of killer drum films really brought that song to life. However, it wasn’t what he played, it was HOW he played it. There was something magical happening, but as a young drummer I wasn’t […]

February 2026 Issue