The backstory of David Lloyd Johnson’s one-of-a-kind Frank Lloyd Wright kit was initiated by three of his idols. After diving into drumming at 14 years old, Johnson became entranced by the playing of Idol #1—Ginger Baker—and he eventually acquired a kit with two unmatched bass drums to emulate his hero. Idol #2—Star Trek’s Mr. Spock dropped into the equation when Johnson sought a “logical” way to match up the two different bass drums. The young drummer’s solution was to wrap both drums with identical floral-print wallpaper. However, it’s unclear whether Spock would have approved. The finished kit, shot by Cynthia Jagodzinski in front of a black background illuminated solely with window light. “Unfortunately, those were the days of Flower Power,” explains Johnson. “Looking back, the kit was hideous.” On the upside, the project established Johnson’s life-long hobby of restoring drum kits, which brings us to Idol #3—Frank Lloyd Wright. “Several […]