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In reply to the discussion: Ask a question about a band & see if anyone can answer it without using Google..Part 3 [View all]ProfessorGAC
(65,010 posts)The first band the drummer (Jim Chamberlin) ever played in & got paid for it, was my band.
Around 1977 or 8.
I was looking for a new drummer. He was the 3rd one who came in. I think he was 15. (I was 19.)
It was obvious in one song that this kid was different.
I drove him home to meet his parents so they knew some degenerate wasn't corrupting their son. I had already graduated college, was in grad school & working in a laboratory.
His older brother was in a central Illinois band of some renown, so his parents were used to the "son as musician" trip.
He stayed with us for a couple years, then left to go with a band that was gigging even more & was a bit heavier.
I dissolved that band after he left. I didn't want to be the total leader any longer. Wanted something more democratic.
But, I heard him play for 3 minutes and knew he was going to be a monster.