NOVEMBER 2009 - The Black Page Online Drum Magazine

most of the time it seems they’re getting
paid to look the part rather than being
the part or living it. Everything and everyone
seems to get on TV or the radio
with barely any experience and as long
as someone can make a dollar with it,
they’re in. Personally I don’t have TV for
that reason. It’s boring to me. Cable has
some cool indie programs that I think
are worthy. They retain some sense of
integrity and that is kinda crucial to me.
By all means I enjoy a great comedy just
as much as the next guy/gal but keep it
interesting because the A.D.D. will kick
in and I will go back to a mix or an edit
any day of the week.
My next question is two parts. You recently
talked with Terry Bozzio on Drum
Channel. First off how cool was that?
Eleven on the cool meter for me. I’ve
been a fan forever.
and shall continue for an eternity. Music
is immortal, universal and will hopefully
be looked at as the sound of art.
What do you have coming up?
A tentative Drum Channel spot with
Chad Smith that I’m working on. I just
finished up a Drum Channel live with
Ray Luzier. Then we’re working on attacking
the drum festivals this year
starting with Australia I believe in January.
Thank you so much for this opportunity,
Sean. Our very first feature
and real interview regarding The Love
Project Journey, and you’ve graced us
with the cover story. I will never forget
it. Cheers, Sean... Hope to meet out of
interview land in cyberspace at 30,000
feet real soon. All we have is now... make
it count!!!
Second, Terry made a comment that
I felt was very valid in that the music
business has changed and in fact needs
to be rebuilt. Where do you see our industry
headed in the next 50 years?
I think there is a level of musicianship
still out there gettin’ cooked up in the
right ways. It’s just more apparent in
the U.S. that it’s a business more than
an art. In other parts of the world it is
their way to communicate, sometimes
even the only way. That has traced back
many moons prior to our existence here