Latest about Drummers
“I got a hacksaw, chopped down the stand and put the hi-hats down there”: How Simon Phillips learned to play left-handed
"It was all disco in 1975 – pretty simple"
“You’d go round the house and Johnny would play some riff in his jimmy-jams”: Mike Joyce remembers the early days of The Smiths
His memoir, The Drums, is out this week
“I said, ‘Oh, man, we’re gonna kick some ass on a Pink Floyd record!’": The drummer who substituted for Nick Mason
Carmine Appice says that Mason's drumming sounds like hitting a pillow
“I didn't replace Keith Moon – I replaced Kenney Jones!”: When Simon Phillips became The Who's third great drummer
“I saw The Who live with Kenney – and he was absolutely fantastic"
Jazz great Jack DeJohnette - drummer for Miles Davis, Sonny Rollins and others - dies, aged 83
He played on Bitches Brew and Live-Evil
“People say I hate John Bonham because he stole my stuff”: The legendary drummer who influenced Bonzo and many more
"I know my place in rock history," he says
“Everybody knew Jeff was a great drummer”: How Simon Phillips succeeded in replacing Jeff Porcaro in Toto
"They didn't want somebody to come in and try to imitate Jeff"
"Stick with it. Focus…You've gotta put the time in”: Lars Ulrich’s advice to young artists
Drummer was speaking at festival screening of new Metallica doc
