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| Roger Taylor | |
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| Taylor 2005 körül. | |
| Életrajzi adatok | |
| Születési név | Roger Meddows Taylor |
| Pályafutás | |
| Műfajok | Rock, hard rock, progresszív rock, heavy metal |
| Aktív évek | 1968 – |
| Együttes | Queen, The Cross, Smile, Queen + Paul Rodgers |
| Hangszer | dob, elektromos gitár |
| Kiadók | EMI, Parlophone (Európa) Elektra, Capitol, Hollywood |
| Sablon • Wikidata • Segítség | |
Modern Drummer E:\mentések\dokumentumok
http://www.queencuttings.com/dblog/articolo.asp?articolo=232
http://ultimateclassicrock.com/roger-taylor-queen-interview-2014/?trackback=twitter_top
http://www.queenzone.com/articles/roger-taylor-interview.aspx
The playing style of the early Jazz drummers was fabulous; Richard Neam, Gene Krupa and Joe Morello at one point. Also some of the early English Rock'n'Roll drummers, particularly a group called the Shadows. After that, I suppose it was people like Keith Moon who brought a new dimension to Rock drumming; a totally visual, manic thing, which was wonderful. There could never be another Keith Moon because nobody's crazy in that sense. It came out of his personally. John Bonham was an absolutely amazing Rock'n'Roll power drummer. But there's not point in trying to be another John Bonham, is there? I doubt if I sound like any of them.
Sometimes it's a lyrical idea, but usually it's a musical idea; just an idea I want to try. I write songs as a hobby. I'm not really what you'd call a professional songwriter. Sometimes I go through a creative spell and lots of things come out; some of them almost spontaneously and others take a little work. I'm not a Paul McCartney who gets up and writes a song before breakfast. He's trying to break the world record for writing songs. I often write on the drums. Sometimes it comes from a rhythmic thing, which it will be for a percussionist. But I suppose I use the guitar most. I'm going in for piano now, as opposed to synthesizers. I'm really trying to learn to play it properly.
Roger, you're a very powerful drummer. You even hit the drums with the thick part of the sticks which are normally considered the handles. Is that why you are frequently in the spotlight on stage? Do you feel that your drumming often dominates Queen's music?
RT: I don't know. We're a very democratic group. There's a lot of input from each member. But I do a lot of singing so they have to light me quite a bit. Most people don't even realize that I'm singing. They figure that Freddie is doing all the harmonies and everything because he's the singer. Unless you get into it a little deeper, you don't really give a shit whether the drummer is singing or not; or the bass player or whoever.
Ludwig drums. It was always my dream to have a Ludwig drum kit. For English groups, they always represented the peak. The fact is that they're great drums. They were better than any drums made in England. As far as guitars, I have Fenders and Schecters, an English make. They're like night and day. Schecters are more powerful. It's a subjective thing. I think Gibsons have become a very cliched guitar, whereas a Fender is a roots guitar of Rock'n'Roll.
What about the electronic drums that you're using?
RT: I have an entire drum kit of those. They have bass on them as well. They're made by a small English company, called Simmons. They went bust recently, but now they're started up again. They're a much better version of the synthetic drums. You can get a vast range of sound. I use them quite a lot, like for "Another One Bites the Dust" and "Action". You probably heard them on the solo in "Back Chat". They're great for doing effects; for reproducing door slams and crashes. There's a nice tone quality that you can get out of them. A lot of groups have them now. Some of them use them instead of drums. They're very much the happening thing now. They're very good actually. http://www.deaky.net/rain/musician82-e.html