We spun through the MD archives to collect some brash, aggro wisdom from punk-rock, punk-pop, or post-punk drummers who have shared their musical insights in these pages. Punk isn’t always about diving blindly into intensity with limited technique, and some punk drummers cite monsters such as Buddy Rich and Gene Krupa as major, albeit early influences. Hopefully, you can learn something interesting from the following interview snippets—even if punk isn’t your favorite thing. Want deep dives on drummers of all styles? Simply click to our Drummer Portal at moderndrummer.com/drummers. Patty Schemel, Hole March 2018 “All the stuff they say about learning rudiments and practicing is so important. It sounds corny, but rudiments present themselves in fills constantly. If you’re on it with your rudiments, you’ve got so many more options to use. Spending time sitting down and playing and finding things that you want to play along with helps you […]