Gavin Harrison Answers Your Drumming Questions

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8 questions answered by Gavin Harrison


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Do you have any special tricks for memorizing and playing long/complicated songs, such as "Anesthetize"? 1490
Porcupine Tree's music has got increasingly rhythmically focused; how much of this is your influence? 1421
How did you decide to put that complex polyrhythm into What Happens Now? It fits perfectly, but I can't imagine what led you to try it as part of the composition. 1231
How do you approach your hi hat? 1148
Any suggestions on composition when playing in a band? 1003
When you are composing or writing drum parts, and you are having trouble coming up with a pattern or piece that you think is appropriate, how do you arrive at the point where you say "this is what I should play here!!"? 825
Did you compose the entire song "19 Days"? 658
When you want to try out new ideas in a musical context, do you ever play along with songs 563