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♪ ♪ ♪ >> WOW, THANK YOU.
COME ON OVER., AND OVER.
NO STICKS WERE BROKEN IN THE
SEGMENT.
SEGMENT.
SEGMENT. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. >> NO.
>> NO.
>> NO. >>
>> NO. >> HOW ARE YOU DOING?
>> GOOD.
>> GOOD.
>> GOOD. >> WHEN DID YOU START DRUMMING?
>> ABOUT 22 YEARS AGO.
>> SO JUST YESTERDAY?
>> YES.
>> YES.
>> YES. >> SO HOW DID THE DRUM MARATHON
COME ABOUT?
COME ABOUT? YOU DID ONE LAST YEAR?
>> YES AND I TOOK SOME TIME
OFF, ABOUT A YEAR OFF, PLAYING
DRUMS AND I GOT SOBER.
>> GOOD FOR YOU.
THAT WAS A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO?
>> YES, IT WAS TWO YEARS AGO,
ACTUALLY, PLUS OR MINUS A
COUPLE OF MONTHS.
>> CONGRATULATIONS.
>> CONGRATULATIONS. >> I DID NOT KNOW IF I WAS
GOING TO PLAY, IF MY LIFE WOULD
BE THE SAME AND A FRIEND OF
MINE SAID, YOU SHOULD DO YOU
THIS SHOW AND GET ALL OF YOUR
BANDS AND PLAY AND RAISE MONEY
FOR MUSIC CARES AND DO GOOD FOR
A CAUSE THAT IS NEAR AND DEAR
TO YOU.
TO YOU.
TO YOU. I
TO YOU. I SAID, YEAH, THAT'S GOOD.
I SIGNED ON AND THEN I WAS
LIKE, OH WAIT, WHAT AM I DOING?
>> HOW LONG DID YOU GO LAST
YEAR?
YEAR?
YEAR? >>
YEAR? >> I THINK LIKE 2.5 OR THREE
HOURS.
HOURS.
HOURS. SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
STOMACH IT IS LONGER THIS YEAR?
>> IT IS A LITTLE LONGER.
>> IS A CONTINUOUS?
>> I GET BREAKS.
THEY ARE SHORT BUT WE HAVE A
FEW CHANGEOVERS AND STUFF LIKE
THAT.
THAT.
THAT. >>
THAT. >> SO DRUMMING CAN BE PRETTY
PHYSICAL.
PHYSICAL.
PHYSICAL. MY SON WAS A DRUMMER AND I KNOW
THAT PRETTY SOON YOU ARE
WORKING HARD AND SWEAT IS
FLYING AND ALL THAT KIND OF
STUFF.
STUFF.
STUFF. HAVE YOU ADJUSTED THE KIND OF
MUSIC YOU ARE PLAYING SO THAT
YOU CAN KEEP UP YOUR STAMINA?
>> THAT IS A GREAT QUESTION,
ACTUALLY.
ACTUALLY.
ACTUALLY. SORT OF, YES.
I THINK FOR ME, PLAYING ROCK
MUSIC, I GUESS SOMETIMES ALL OF
THE TECHNICAL WAYS OF PLAYING
GO OUT THE WINDOW BUT FOR THIS,
I HAVE TO GO BACK TO THE STUFF
I WAS TAUGHT WHEN I WAS A KID
IN SCHOOL FOR MY TEACHERS.
SO THAT, A LOT OF IT IS
CONSERVING ENERGY, WHEN YOU
PLAY DIRECTLY.
PLAY DIRECTLY. I AM GOING TO HAVE PARTS HERE
AND THERE WHEN I GO A LITTLE
CRAZY AND --
>> --
>> --
>> -- >>
>> -- >> IT IS CONTROVERSIAL AND --
>> MAYBE A RENTAL?
>> YES.
>> YES.
>> YES. >> TELL ME ABOUT MUSIC CARES.
WHAT IS THIS ALL ABOUT AND WHY
ARE MUSICIANS REALLY ATTRACTED
TO THIS ORGANIZATION?
>> WELL, THEY DO EVERYTHING FROM
BASIC MEDICAL NEEDS, NOT A LOT
OF US HAVE INSURANCE AND STUFF
--
--
-- >>
-- >> IT
-- >> IT IS HARD.
>> YES AND ESPECIALLY IF YOU
ARE DOING IT FULL-TIME, ALL OF
THE TIME, IT CAN BE HARD TO
TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF AND
PEOPLE STRUGGLE WITH ADDICTION,
THEY STRUGGLE WITH HEALTH ISSUES
, DENTAL STUFF.
>> YES.
>> YES.
>> YES. >> A LOT OF MY FRIENDS HAVE
GOTTEN LIKE THE EAR MOLDS,
HEARING IS A BIG THING FOR
MUSICIANS.
MUSICIANS. >> RIGHT, WELL, YES.
>> WE ALL WANT TO PROTECT OUR
HEARING SO WE GET MOLDS MADE
AND SO IT IS STUFF THAT THEY DO
FOR MUSICIANS IS, AMAZING AND
THEY DO ALMOST EVERYTHING.
>> IT IS CONNECTED TO THE
GRAMMYS, RIGHT?
GRAMMYS, RIGHT? >> YES.
>> YES.
>> YES. >> DOES THE GRAMMY ORGANIZATION
SUPPORTED?
SUPPORTED? >> I DON'T REALLY KNOW.
>> EXACTLY HOW THAT WORKS?
>> YEAH.
>> YEAH.
>> YEAH. >> IT IS A WONDERFUL THING
BECAUSE IT IS THE INDUSTRY
TAKING CARE OF ITS OWN AND
MUSICIANS HELPING OTHER
MUSICIANS.
MUSICIANS. THIS IS A FUNDRAISER, THE
MARATHON.
MARATHON.
MARATHON. HOW DOES IT WORK?
>> THERE WILL BE A DONATION
AREA TO GIVE DONATIONS BUT THE
TICKETS, I BELIEVE ARE $10 AND
THE PROCEEDS GO TO MUSIC CARES.
I ACTUALLY, THE MONEY THAT I
WOULD MAKE, I EARMARKED TOWARDS
THE PROGRAM THAT I WENT TO, FOR
TREATMENT SO THE MONEY I WOULD
MAKE WE GO TO SOMEONE LIKE ME
THAT NEEDS THAT HELP.
>> SO IN A BUSINESS LIKE THIS,
YOU ARE AT CLUBS AND AROUND
SUBSTANCES AND WHATNOT AND YOU
ARE TRYING TO BE CLEAN AND
SOBER, WHAT ARE SOME OF THE
CHALLENGES?
CHALLENGES? >> I THINK THE CHALLENGES FOR
THAT ARE, IT IS TOUGH BECAUSE I
THINK INITIALLY, YOU ARE USED
TO THE SAME HABITS THAT YOU HAD.
YOU KNOW?
YOU KNOW?
YOU KNOW? I WAS USED TO HAVING A COUPLE
OF SHOTS BEFORE I PLAYED AND
MAYBE A DRINK WHEN I WAS
PLAYING AND AFTER IT LATER,
MORE.
MORE.
MORE. I
MORE. I THINK IT WAS GETTING OVER THE
ANXIETY OF PLAYING AND BEING IN
FRONT OF PEOPLE.
FOR ME IT WAS HUGE.
THE FIRST SHOW I PLAYED SOBER I
WAS LIKE, I HAD TO TAKE LIKE 5
WALKS AROUND THE BLOCK.
>> FIND SOME OTHER WAY?
>> I SLOWLY BUT SURELY GOT
THROUGH THAT BUT IN MY OWN WAY
SOMETIMES I LIKE TO SIT BY
MYSELF AND THAT WAS THE BIGGEST
CHALLENGE IS THE ANXIETY.
>> THAT IS PARKER WHITE WHAT
PART OF WHAT WE ARE LEARNING IS
THAT WITH RECOVERY, SO MANY
PEOPLE USE SUBSTANCES TO SELF
MEDICATE ISSUES THAT THEY ARE
FACING.
FACING.
FACING. THAT HELPS US TO UNDERSTAND
BETTER WHAT PEOPLE ARE GOING
THROUGH AND HOW TO BE
SUPPORTIVE ON THE OTHER END.
I AM VERY GRATEFUL TO YOU FOR
COMING IN AND PLAYING THIS
MORNING AND FOR DOING THIS.
>> THANKS FOR HAVING ME.
>> AND TRENT, TOO.
>> TRENT!
>> TRENT!
>> TRENT! HE IS PRETTY ENGROSSED BY NOW.
>> YOU MOVED OVER HERE.
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