Flea got into rock later on in life, came up in jazz as a jazz trumpet player, and then got into punk rock, playing in Fear and stuff like that.
More Quotes from Chad Smith:
Flea and Anthony are into funk, like old school Meters and stuff like that.Chad Smith
Drums all have their own particulars - each drum has a place where they sound the best - where they ring out and resonate the best, and the head surface isn't too loose or too tight, mainly so you get a good rebound off of the head.
Chad Smith
I took a private lesson, but it didn't really work out, so I went back to playing along with records. That's really the thing that got me into playing a lot - getting excited about playing along with my favorite bands like Zeppelin and Black Sabbath.
Chad Smith
For live you need a microphone for the snare and the high hat, the kick drum, a nice stereo overhead and one for the toms - you can get away with using four mikes.
Chad Smith
Sometimes one of us will have a riff or a bass line from home but it really gels when we come together. We really have a strong special chemistry that we take advantage of when we get together.
Chad Smith
We always feel pretty creative as far as writing songs. We write them together; we just get in a room, or on occasion in Flea's garage. We just sort of improvise, like jazz musicians.
Chad Smith
Readers Who Like This Quotation Also Like:
Based on Topics: Fear Quotes, Life QuotesI accommodated practically all of the liberation movements, including those of Latin America.
Ahmed Ben Bella
You never know what motivates you.
Cicely Tyson
This dark brightness that falls from the stars.
Pierre Corneille