STEWART COPELAND

The September Rhythm interview has been posted at TPT: http://www.thepolice.com/news/interview.php?uid=5388


And cuz I know some of you folks just love that gong:


Q: You still play Tama, a brand you switched to in the late '70s before Japanese-made drums became fashionable. But hasn't your kit got a little bigger of late?

SC: "Sure. I've got these percussion risers on stage as well as the kit. I use a timpani gong drum, chimes, bells and crotales. I've got the most enormous gong in the world. Bigger than John Bonham's, bigger than Neil Peart's. Neil's got a revolving kit? Well, I've got a bigger gong! I do play other instruments but drums are my primary thing."


(Hugs, AZ.)

[quote="DirtyMartini"]The September Rhythm interview has been posted at TPT: http://www.thepolice.com/news/interview.php?uid=5388


And cuz I know some of you folks just love that gong:


Q: You still play Tama, a brand you switched to in the late '70s before Japanese-made drums became fashionable. But hasn't your kit got a little bigger of late?

SC: "Sure. I've got these percussion risers on stage as well as the kit. I use a timpani gong drum, chimes, bells and crotales. I've got the most enormous gong in the world. Bigger than John Bonham's, bigger than Neil Peart's. Neil's got a revolving kit? Well, I've got a bigger gong! I do play other instruments but drums are my primary thing."


(Hugs, AZ.)[/quote]

Boys and their gongs. It never changes.

You know what they say the bigger the gong, the bigger the .......

Bad Animal

Too bad Neil no longer uses a real gong, but a sampled one.

Anyone know if Stewart's gong is bigger than the one Moonie used?

These guys have taken the phrase "drum battle" to a whole new level!

[quote="zilboy"]Too bad Neil no longer uses a real gong, but a sampled one.
Anyone know if Stewart's gong is bigger than the one Moonie used?
These guys have taken the phrase "drum battle" to a whole new level![/quote]

I can't remember who's got the biggest gong but Bonham's was on fire
Battle on

You are AWESOME. I just saw this, thanks for thinking of me. I bow down to your gongness.

My gongness or Stewart's gongness?!?

Cuz it would seem he has The Most Gongness.

Don't sell yourself short, you too, have gongness.

I gong in your direction, AZ.

I'm so mad, the October issue of Modern Drummer has Portnoy's current set up, except, his GONG. You have to love the cover though. I copied the link for any of you that might be interested in the top 50 prog bands/songs, Curved Air is mentioned.



http://www.moderndrummer.com/updatefull/200001610

Its a pretty good issue. I would recommend picking it up to anyone.

I remember Stewart talking about that out behind GM Place after the 5/28 gig while he was signing autographs, joking about how his set's not quite as big as Neil Peart's but he has a bigger gong...

Laz