The superheroes that we love all had to learn (sometimes the hard way) the discipline that comes with a superpower, that is knowing when not to use it. One of Chad Smith’s superpowers is playing quirky fills in unexpected places. But when he was called to play on the Grammy winning album Taking the Long Way by the Dixie Chicks, he dialed it down for the gig and landed every fill cleanly on the one. Stewart Copeland is blessed with a manic energy, and when he plays, he can blast through tempos. In the early Police days when the band started performing their first 15-minute set, he burned through it so fast he left them with five minutes to spare. But when the Police reunited in 2008, he reigned it in by adding a click track in preparing the songs. With great power comes great responsibility. Know when to unleash […]

March 2025 Issue