Chad Smith Quotes

Going Up North With The Redwoods And Driving Along The Coast, It's Got Everything, Man. It's Got The Desert, The Mountains, And The Ocean. It's Beautiful.

Cardiff Stadium Was A Warm Up For The 3 Hyde Park Shows. James Brown Opened. And I Think It May Be The Only Time We Played Mini Epic Live.

I'm A Musician. It's What I Do! I Wouldn't Be Too Good At Anything Else.

Playing Along With Records Is Key. And As Far As Equipment Goes It Has Gotten So Much More Affordable And The Drum Sets Are Of Great Quality. I Play Pearl; Their Export Series Is Great For A Beginner.

People Who Come Up To Me Are Drummers Or Fans Of The Band. I Don't Get It Too Much, But I'll Be Somewhere And Someone Will Have Me Take A Picture Or Something.

Family Time Is Really Important To Me.

The Juxtaposition Of Words - The Color, Feeling, And Sound Of The Words Together - Has As Much To Do With The Story As The Narrative Itself Does.

I Was In Every Band Class I Could Get In, Like After School Jazz Band And Marching Band, And That's Where I Really Learned To Read Music From Elementary All The Way Through Junior High And High School.

Flea And Anthony Are Into Funk, Like Old School Meters And Stuff Like That.

The Meatbats Are A Throwback Band.

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.

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.