29 questions answered by Gavin Harrison
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| What defines a "good drummer" in your opinion? |
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| I recently read that Modern Drummer had asked you to take part on their up coming Prog issue and that you had turned them down as you "don't like the genre"? |
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| When listening to Porcupine Tree's recent live record Ilosaarirock, I noticed you are using double bass fills more often than past live recording. Is this intentional? |
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| Who your greatest influences were when you were a younger drummer? |
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| Why isn't the popular song "Shallow" played live much by Porcupine Tree? |
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| What kind of music comes closest to you? |
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| How do you develop such a unique style and how do you know when it's too much and when it's ok to do it? |
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| How old were you when you started drumming? |
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| I was just wondering, how many hours did you use to practice per day when you were a kid? |
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| Whats the time signature on the verse part of "Open Car" ? |
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| Do you have a favourite style of music to play? |
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| Which band would you really like to play with for a day? |
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| What inspired you to do the little finger tapping on the snare head while you're doing cross sticking? |
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| Do you play guitar or any other kind of instrument? |
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| I was wondering, when you decide to play a song for a clinic, do you tend to play a little more, so to speak, since the focus is on you rather than on the song? Does the change of situation ever alter your approach? |
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| On the new Richard Barbieri album. On "All Fall Down", did you overdub the ride cymbal or are you playing those snare rolls between ride cymbal beats? |
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| Of all the things you're involved in, what do you enjoy the most out of these areas: touring, recording, writing & collaborating, mixing, and recording (saving for later) new drum ideas? |
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| Who is the bass player you have had the best time with, musically speaking? |
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| What playing level were you at when you hit the music scene looking for work? Were you confident in playing all the styles you could, or was it more that you picked it up along the way? |
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| When you were at the point where you became truly serious about being a drummer (or, a musician in general), were you involved with any other musicians in your area? |
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| Do you ever wish to have an original band, where you could have a strong input in the music being written? |
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| It was cool to read in the latest Modern Drummer you are a car racing fan. Is there any specific series you like, and do you race cars in your free time? |
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| Have you heard or been inspired by any Indian music? |
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| If you had to compile a group of jazz musicians to do a project with, with you as leader, who would you choose? |
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| What is that tune that you play on the intro to the A-side of Rhythmic Horizons? |
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