Excerpted from the November 2011 issue How do you feel about your drumming on the many classic Pink Floyd cuts? I’ve always been a bit disparaging of my own playing. I tend to listen to things and wish I’d done it differently. But I’m becoming more forgiving in my old age. Do you allow yourself to be proud of influencing subsequent drummers? Have you ever heard younger players and thought they might have been influenced by you? I’ve never really noticed anyone I could claim to have influenced, but of course it’s nice when anyone does refer to a part I’ve played that they have taken on board. I still really like the drum parts on “Comfortably Numb,” with particular thanks to producer Bob Ezrin. They are probably the sparsest of all, where even the odd obvious bass drum beat is left out. I always like the idea of fills […]

December 2021 Issue