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© 1999-2002 Terry Bozzio
Slam International Music
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(6): What is the Zappa album that you think best demonstrates your style and playing at that time?
(7):How did you get the drumsound on jeff beck's guitarshop?
Wayne Marek (wayneb13@hotmail.com) asks:
(8):
What areas of music did you study went you went on to higher learning in College? Is that where you discovered Stravinsky??
(8b): Who turned you on to Joseph Campbell? Are you familiar with Carlos
Castenada's work?
Ryan McDaniel (ryanmc111@hotmail.com) asks:
(9):
How many ostinato's can you perform?
(9b): Which Ostinato of yours do you feel is the most complex?
(9c):How come you don't have a cowbell in your set?
(9d): What do you listen to on your spare time?
(dbuch@ynn.com) asks:
(10):
When "filling in", or taking over a drum seat from a more prominent drummer,
(as you did with Bill Bruford), how did you approach the situation? How much
of the original flavor did you keep and how much did you throw in of your own
styles? As in the track, "Alaska", there are elements of Bills' perspective
and your own styles. (The mix of the two styles is Intense!) With UK, you
made it work very well, and your use of the two styles created a whole which
is greater than the sum of its parts. I am so glad you made it to the
pinnacle Terry. In my youth when I studied "prog" and fusion music and drum
parts, my peers made fun of me. You have validated drum set drumming as a
art and set the record straight! Many thanks! Dan Buch
(Ryan McKay) asks:
(11a): How exactly did hear about the Zappa audition , and once you got the job how was your relationship with Frank?
(11b):
Not to sound rude (and certainly no harm intended), but why do you always dress in black when you play? Is it for expression, or like a personal statement?
(11c):
How did you come up with the design for Radia (scoring instead of lathing)?
(11d): This is just something I have wondered for a long time: Do you have any idea what your drum set costs with everything you have to date? And, I know that you have one or two identical sets at home but do you ever get the urge to play on a smaller set? (like a four or five piece)?
(Mauricio Magaldi Suguihura) asks:
(12): Hi Mr. Bozzio,
I got to know your work from most of your recent gigs like the BLS and the Vai thing, but the work I’m impressed with is the Explorer's Club album. It has the same great drumming but it has the addition of a thing I hadn't listened (or at least captured) from the other albums:
The hi hat work is SO much more amazing than in the other albums that I got really amazed.
I noticed that the approach in the BLS album is more over the tom toms and in the Vai, over the Chinas, but the way you play the hats in that Explorer’s album is so great that I changed my whole approach over my hat playing.
The question is: how do you decide on someone else's work what is the part of the kit you are going to emphasize? How did you come up with that hi hat sound on the explorer's CD? (I know you use Sabian Radia Cymbals, but what was the mix / mastering thing all about?)
Thank again,
Maurício
(Peter Pentsos) asks:
(13): First I'd like to thank you for being such a huge influence in my life, I'm not much of a drummer, but I am a huge fan of drumming and progressive music. I love listening to music played in odd time with the drums outside everything else. Your drumming really does that.
I know your a huge fan of African rythums, I was wondering who some of your favorite drummers are to listen to and if you ever thought of doing a solo drum album with another drummer maybe soloing off of each other?
I was also wondering where I could get a copy of your rendition of "wipe out".
(Very hard to find)!! :)
Thanks again for all the hours of enjoyment.
Peter Pentsos
(Federico E.Santana.T) asks:
(14):
Greetings. I hope that everything is going well for you and your family. Thank you for doing the clinic at the Guitar Center in Northern Boulevard in New York, yesterday, Sunday, 14 of November of 1999. The clinic was great. I can't forget it. Thank you for putting out your website for us drummers. And thank you Slam International.
I have only one question for you. How old are you now ? I ask this question because you look like if you were in your late 20's and early 30's. You look young, strong, and healthy. I'll be waiting for your answer. I thank you in advance.
Please continue to drum, stay healthy, and being the way you are, a good and humble drummer. Peace.
Thank you for your attention to us non-professional drummers. God bless you, sir.
(Scott Neiss) asks:
(15):
I saw you play at the drum clinic on Long Island last monday, and I have a few questions. How many pedals are on your drum set? Is it like one pedal controls more than one drum or something? And I noticed you were playing tunes on the toms, and that horseshoe of chinese cymbals in the air... Do you consider yourself more of an overall musical drummer, than just rhythms?
(Jay Tracy) asks:
(16a):
The last time I spoke w/ you (1996) I asked you about the last 2 Missing
Persons albums making it to CD, you said that Warren was working on the
project...any new news on the status?
(16b):
What is the Bozzio/Bozzio/Jorgenson project on your discography ("Girlfriend from Hell")?
(Rob Ferrell) asks:
(17):
Killer website! This is the best artist website I've seen. My question is this: I play in an original band that has opened for the current incarnation of Missing Persons and Berlin. We have tracks on about 60% of our tunes. The other tunes have alot of changes in them and intricate fills. The bandleaders are major fans of your playing, as am I, and I was wondering what exercises you did specifically to work on developing your "inner clock" and time feel?
(Donny Dee) asks:
(18):
Is reading notation important in the music world?? Do you sight read??
What are some ways to improve your sight reading skills??
A Primer In Polyrhythms
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