25 questions answered by Gavin Harrison
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| How do you handle the physical side of drumming? |
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| Do you have a drum tech? |
1960
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| I noticed you use your laptop often for clinics and performances, such as the Modern Drummer Festival 2008. What on Earth would you do if that thing crashed? |
1728
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| Do you have any special tricks for memorizing and playing long/complicated songs, such as "Anesthetize"? |
1490
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| What advice can you give on in-ear monitoring based on your vast experience? |
1469
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| How often do you change snare heads touring with Porcupine Tree? |
1466
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| With Porcupine Tree your drums always seem to be pretty far off to one side of the stage. Is there an advantage sound-wise to this kind of setup? |
1386
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| How did you prepare for the King Crimson gigs? |
1354
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| On tour, do you find that you have to tweak your snare(top and bottom)heads in each different venue to get that perfect feel and sound |
1354
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| How was it like working with Iggy Pop? Is he as crazy as he seems? |
1235
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| How do you usually warm up before a gig? |
1134
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| Is playing with King Crimson the first time you've played in a double drummer setup? |
1037
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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? |
965
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| What characteristics do you feel are essential to survive being a touring musician? |
944
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| Do you get nervous before you go on stage? If so, how do you try to tackle this? |
889
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| Im wondering if you could tell us about the Iggy Pop gig(s). How did you get it, and is there any memorable moments you could tell us about!? |
884
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| Does Porcupine Tree take their own PA on tour and does that affect your drum sound from an audience perspective? |
841
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| Which kind of Interface did you use on live gigs? |
718
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| Did you enjoy playing Download? I guess you don't play many festivals? |
692
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| Any follies or technical difficulties you encountered on the last tour (2007) that caught your attention or that you learned from? |
643
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| Did you ever had a gig,where the sound was horrible and you just could imagine,where the band is in the song. |
614
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| What brand cases do you use while on the road? |
592
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| When did you last tour with Claudio Baglioni's |
544
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| Over your career as you performed with different groups and your time began to become more precious, how did that affect your personal practice time? Did you find that playing, in general, was good enough? |
507
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| What percentage of the time would you say you're touring verses working in the studio (looking back over the last few years)? Also, how important is it to stay healthy on tours like the one you're on? |
427
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