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Steve Gadd is the most influential drummer of our time and I had the recent honour to spend some time with him. The last couple of years have been important landmarks for Steve; in 2005 in addition to the two hugely successful Zildjian Cymbals 'Mission From Gadd' tours, Steve celebrated his 60th birthday, received an Honorary Doctorate from Berklee College of Music and was inducted into the PAS Hall of Fame. A great year to say the least! Free Drum Sheet Music.
On spending some time with Steve, it was very refreshing to see how humble and grateful he is. We all have our favourite Steve Gadd track or fill; whether its Paul Simon's 'One Trick Pony' or Simon and Garfunkel's '50 Ways To Leave Your Lover' , Chick Corea's 'Lenore' or 'Friends' or Steely Dan's 'Aja', the list just goes on. Mine is 'Chuck E's In Love' by Rickie Lee Jones - I just love that fill!! I started off the interview by asking what's Steve's most memorable recordings were.
When you did The Leprechaun album, didn't’t you read the piano chart?
Yes! The hardest part was trying to get it all taped up because the chart was so long, we had to put them on the wall and mic stands all around the drums. That was the trick in those days, to try and get the music, so you could see it. That was a great and memorable session and we did it live.
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Which drummers inspire you?
I’m into the guys I’ve been into for a while. I like Vinnie, Dave Weckl, Steve Jordan, and Terrence Higgins with The Dirty Dozen. I like anybody who can play. It’s not about hearing someone and trying to play exactly those drummers, there’s a lot of guys that will play one thing that will really kill you, that’s what gets me, I’ll try to learn that one thing and make it my own.