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Cheap Trick's Bun E Carlos's dos and don'ts for drummers

The big Budokan basher reveals all

Joe Bosso, Wed 1 Jul 2009, 11:23 pm UTC

8. DON'T get high before the show

"Or drunk or whatever - this should be obvious," says Carlos. "So many shows back in the day seemed great when we were playing them, but then I listened back to the tapes and we sucked. Why? Because one of us or a few of us were high before we played.

"I call marijuana a 'band enhancer.' You smoke a joint and suddenly a record or a band is the greatest thing ever. But if you listened to that same band or record totally straight you'd be like, 'Yeah, whatever.'

"I'm not trying to be Mr Preachy here, but you're only going to be awesome on stage if you play to the best of your abilities - and that means everybody has to keep a clear head."

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  • guzz1

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    17 weeks ago.

    HEY BUN SAID IT ALL , BUN HAS BEEN MY FRIEND FOR MORE THAN 30 YEARS ,WE GREW UP TOGETHER . PLAYED DRUMS TOGETHER IN HIS FOLKS BASEMENT ,BUN WAS A GREAT DRUMMER EVEN BACK IN THEM DAYS . I LEARNED ALOT FROM HIM . HE IS ONE THE BEST ROCK DRUMMERS IN THE BIZZ. GARY GUZZARDO

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