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Oh, wow - I studied with Keith around this time - brings back so many memories. Thank you!

This thumbnail is absolutely heartbreaking. You are missed Mr. Peart.😢

How rook Duncan was my uncle? He was married to my mom's sister. Thank you. R look Dunkin for everything you did in the music business and what you taught me even as a drummfrom Darwin Williams.

This sounds like a beginner playing the drums.

So many great stories covering America’s rich music history on this channel!

See the Wikipedia article about Roy here: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roy_C._Knapp

I had a chance to spend a little time with him in 1991. He was very nice to me; he let me spend a night at his place and gave me a copy of his instructional book.

Such an eloquent cat! When Alan talks, wisdom just sort of falls out of his mouth. Went to a clinic of his when I was a teenager, and he’s such an inspiring teacher and player, that I went home and worked out things he played and talked about. To this day I swear I still play some of that stuff. Great to hear this interview, and that was an iconic picture of him with the Fibes. Thanks.

Amazing .....just amazing. So great !

Oh wow ! to hear these interviews - that cover story LITERALLY changed the course of my life and career.....i read it hundreds of times and STILL have the magazine.....Neil became my hero and mentor and remains so. Thank you so much Scott K Fish !

Always loved Matt's drumming. Underrated from an underrated band.

Great interview where are the other parts?

No way! I was just thinking about this interview yesterday. The part in which he said that one question he is often asked by kids is whether or not he does drugs. "The answer is no. We talk about that a bit." No idea what made me think of it. Really appreciate actually being able hear this legendary conversation - or any of those which you've already posted. As you said in your letter to MD defending Neil Peart in '84, the reader is deprived of the nuances which happen in person - the inflections, the tone of voice, gesticulations, countenance. Being able to at least hear the original recordings is such a privilege.

The origin of "Roll the Bones" at 37:00.

Jim's early story is a great example of a gifted person having access to a wealth of resources to learn and develop his talents at an early age through teaching and being in a music industry town. Luckily for us!

Fascinating, I had no idea he went through a period of impostor syndrome.

Thanks so much for this interview! Always a pleasure to listen to /talk to Barry (before & after concerts).

He was a legend.

I love how it's just a still picture of him behind a drum set but not playing

AT 1:41 Jim Gordon on the bells , he was an accomplished 4 mallet player and an excellent sight reader. Barney Kessel is the peek-a boo guitar player and P.F. Sloan is the cool dude with the 12 string and shades .... he wrote "Eve of Destruction ' w Steve Barri and it's his acoustic 12 you hear in the intro of "Calif. Dreaming " th-cam.com/video/dJMS5f56u0Q/w-d-xo.html

THANK YOU ! ...Tom

Tom Staley and NRBQ played in my Holbrook high school auditorium in 1972 . My band opened the show . I was in 11th grade. I didn't have a cymbal felt, and Tom Staley gave me one . I never forgot it. I'm 70 years old now . Still playing .

Didn't get into the paiste cymbals.What a crying shame.

That farmer who shot Artimus was just protecting his family. You have to remember, hippies weren’t native to the area. They also can be dangerous when injured. So the farmer had no idea what type of hippie he was encountering and whether or not he was hostile. Also, when under the influence of some illegal narcotics, hippies are impervious to conventional ammunition. So the farmer was just being smart; he knew that most hippies would just.laugh when shot with conventional 12 gauge birdshot or buckshot . Hippies have been known to take a 30-.06 shot to the head at point-blank range and laugh it off. So you can understand the farmer’s initial aggression. Artimus had just walked away from a major plane crash that would have easily killed a non-hippie. He was angry about his friends dying and looking for revenge. The farmer is lucky he wasn’t strangled by Artimus.

I wonder if this interview was where he got the idea for Roll the Bones. (The "why are we here?" discussion.)

I like to hear Sam play. The books are great but playing is better.

Happy Birthday Jim Gordon..2024..July 14th...!!!! RIP to the G.O.A T.

Thank you for sharing these priceless interviews, Mr. Fish!

Very interesting person Neil was. With Neil's passing the world not only lost a great drummer and lyricist but a great writer with huge potential. As he stated in this interview he was looking forward to writing full time and putting all his energies into that. Even if he got half as far in writing as he did in music the world would have been a far better place. His writing of travel books were quite entertaining and would have only gotten expanded into many other types of writing. He was well read and I like his statement on the golden age of writing being between the World Wars. Was this interview done in the 80's? They were talking about The Police breaking up. Is that his daughter who died? Neil went through a lot of personal tragedy but he came through it which is a testament to his character.

My family,s hearts go out to his whole family God bless them all .RIP be seeing them soon in the heavens ✌️🙏 RUSH,from Corpus Christi Texas

Thank You for this tape ❤

this is incredible thanks so much

Is the full audio available?

to Nels daughter: your Daddy was an aesome drummer inspiration to millions and a very humble man

Hello Scott, Thank you for posting these amazing interviews! I have a question about Freddie Gruber. I had heard that a Modern Drummer Dvd was released (I think 2005?) that featured Freddie in clinic, but then was discontinued. Would you happen to know anything about this? Thank you, Stef.

I’m not a drummer (or musician period), but I have, with earbuds gone back to listen to much of Jim’s catalog. Two of my favorites where his unique style really shine are What Is Life (George Harrison), and My Maria (BW Stevenson). If one listens first to the Brooks & Dunn edition then immediately play the Stevenson original, it’s obvious how Jim could make the song incredible.

Erie that the murder of his mother would take place 15 months after this interview. After reading Joel Selvin’s book, we know how bad his demons were haunting him

Evidently, Jim blamed his mother for the death of Karen Carpenter. Mental illness is a terrible thing.

Absolute gold. Thank you for sharing

Awesome!

life in 12 bars said : derek and dominos was formed but, george called them to play on All things must pass....so essentially that was their 1st time playing together....since delaney and bonnie

Whole Lotta Love in Berlin 1980? I don't think so, that was the last show they ever played before Bonham died. I have that bootleg and there is not two drummers on Whole Lotta Love. 😑

Wow. Toad part 2. Thank you for sharing this.

this interview is a treasure, thanks so much for posting & letting us all listen & learn.

I wish I would of met him !!

Fascinating discussion with Freddie Gruber by Scott Fish. We are all part of the experience in teaching-learning. We pick up knowledge through experiences. We keep the crumbs or discard them for the good of all. Thus, transferring the knowledge.❤

I always wonder what Mr.Gordon did after he hung up the phone after this interview..the man was living in a hell we dont understand..i think his mental problems are still a mystery today

Those old Camco -Gretch "Floating action" pedals were the best!

I just found this book

Wow, amazing to think this interview was only about a year and a half before he brutally killed his mom, so clearly he’d been in the grip of his mental illness struggles for quite some time by this point. You’d never know it by listening to this interview; he sounds so…normal. Anyway, such a sad twist of fate for such a gifted musician.