![]() ![]() It builds up in you and it really causes lots of problems for your psyche later in life. I just knew that I didn’t want to live a lie. SE: Before I even started pursuing a professional career in entertainment, I was out of the closet. Scott, what does it feel like, whether it’s a direct message or a tweet, from a young person who thanks you? They’ve come out, and now here they are living their lives. That’s all a part of the backstory in our film. I wanted to create a friend circle with a lead gay couple, but put them in the context of three other couples to show what’s universal about being in a relationship - the ups, the downs, and all the in-betweens…I think there have been amazing films about coming out, about battling adversity. I feel like, at least in my world, that’s very relatable whether it’s spinning your wheels professionally, emotionally, in your friendships. MD: I wanted to tell a story about a group of friends that were at a point, or approaching a point where they were all spinning their wheels in different ways. It was seeing something that I totally related to and that I knew a lot of my friends related to, and a lot of people relate to whether you’re gay or you’re straight. Reading “Almost Love,” it was a completely different thing. SE: All of a sudden, the entertainment industry wants a kind of pat on the back for giving gay people gay roles, but all the gay roles are still kind of those roles that you don’t necessarily want to play all the time. ![]() Scott, what did you think when you first read the script? Also, I didn’t have to worry about hair and makeup. I wanted to be able to focus my energy in crafting that ensemble and all of that. I was not in that, and I really enjoyed not being in it and using a different part of your creative mind and energies. I wrote and directed a short film a few years ago that premiered at Tribeca and got some attention. But here, you wrote and directed the movie. Once he’s rounded off his dozen drummers, he’ll spend time looking ahead and paying tribute to the great drummers of the future.Mike, you’re known for your acting. If you don’t know them before this episode, John Thomson will make sure you do by the end of the show. Those include Benny Benjamin, Sheila E and Bernard Purdy. It’s classic rhythm and blues or funk drummers. The fourth and final episode of 12 Drummers Drummers focuses on the type of drummers who create what is known as the pocket, or the groove. John will look at why he is fascinated by drummers in general, providing more anecdotes of time spent side by side with some of the world’s greatest percussionists, as he looks at 3 drumming greats, including his hero, Buddy Rich. John explains why the complexities of playing jazz means that jazz sticksmen can play any genre out there, and why this means that jazz drummers could never be replaced by programmed AI. The third episode of John Thomson’s 12 Drummers Drumming looks at the jazz drummer. The Police's Stewart Copeland Episode 3 – 28th December at 9pm – Jazz He’ll be focusing on the great session drummer, Jim Keltner, explaining why Phil Collins is one of the most underestimated drummers in history and is willing to risk his reputation by labelling Stewart Copeland a pop drummer. Is it the ability to look good on top of the pops? Or is it the ability to follow clear the structures of pop music, with great coordination and precision, in order to maintain a tight structure. ![]() In episode 2 of 12 Drummers Drumming, John Thomson looks at the pop drummer and what makes a great pop drummer? Is it their responsibility to be the wildest member of the band? Not contractually, but the trend does suggest that could be the case…īy looking at three of the biggest names in the world of drumming, John Bonham, Neil Peart and Ginger Baker (whom John had an interesting encounter with), John Thomson proves that some of those previous cliches are true, all while being able to keep the beat with loud drum grooves, adding big fill flourishes and so much more. In the first episode of 12 Drummers Drumming, John Thomson looks at what makes a great rock drummer? Is it their ability to overindulge in the excesses of a rock n roll lifestyle? Quite often. John Thomson on Absolute Radio John Thomson’s 12 Drummers Drumming episodes: Episode 1 – 26th December at 9pm – Rock ![]()
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