Finally, I found the mental clarity needed to let go of the gear, the idols and my underlying need to prove myself. The truth was, I’d always had everything I needed in myself and it was only my reluctance to leave the past behind stopping me. Letting Go (Almost) With renewed purpose to play and… Continue reading Falling Into the Double-Bass Trap: Part 6 – Letting Go and Moving On
A potential career-ending injury became the wake-up call I needed to rebuild everything — not just my technique, but my sense of self behind the kit. Reinvention #6 (Rebirth) The words of Billy Ward did eventually find a gap through my stubborn resistance to let go of the past, but only after experiencing the excruciating… Continue reading Falling Into the Double-Bass Trap: Part 5 – Recovery & Rebirth
I was obsessively chasing foot speed, worshipping the masters and convincing myself it all had purpose. But the deeper I went, the more I had to confront what I’d been avoiding. I Will Never be Vinnie nor Have the Fastest Feet Almost every drummer corrupted by the DCI Music Videos of the 1980s puts themselves… Continue reading Falling Into the Double-Bass Trap: Part 4 – Reflections and Reality
From my first DW pedal to the Pearl Powershifter saga, Part 3 dives into my gear frenzy of the ’90s — and the growing realisation that it wasn’t the answer. Hello 1993 – The Frustration Begins! Having spent years with the solid metal direct-drive and ‘floating’ footboard design of the Premier 252, moving to a… Continue reading Falling Into the Double-Bass Trap: Part 3 – Gear, Glory, and Gimmicks
