John Sparrow's Musical Journey

John Sparrow of Violent Femmes

Expect the Unexpected After spending 18 years as the Violent Femmes percussionist, John Sparrow has been playing drums in the band for a while now. But what is the musical training ground for playing drums in one of the most popular punk bands of all time? You will be surprised. How did Sparrow get the […]
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