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"Don't get a stupid f**king drumkit"
Tama Starclassic in Black Diamond Dust Crush: 22x18-inch bass drum; 14x10-inch tom; 16x14-inch & 18x16-inch floor toms; 14x6-inch Starclassic Bubinga snare; 12x3-inch ‘Piccolo’ snare
“I reckon Dave Grohl could sit at that drumkit and say, ‘Yeah, this is my drum kit.’ I've stolen a lot from that guy!
“The only thing the band said to me [when I joined] is don't get a stupid f**king drumkit. Not in the sense of too big - Ilan likes the 26-inch and I’d love one. But colour-wise.
"I joined ’Prophets in the super-customised drumkit ‘let’s have bright fluorescent hardware with pink shells and orange kick drum heads’ era and I don’t think they wanted anything like that, or lights inside it.
“I don’t know anyone else on the Tama roster that’s using the Black Diamond Dust Crush so I’m trying to keep on that. I do want to lose some cymbals. And I tried, recording. I only had a ride, two crashes and hi-hats but as soon as we went on tour muscle memory took over and I found myself reaching for them.”
