When it comes to playing live, a band are only as good as their drummer. After all, they’re the backbone of the band. The engine room. The human metronome. The heartbeat. As such, their focus must be total and steadfast.
But judging by these shots, these world class drummers have allowed the memory of a sad film to creep into their mind during a difficult fill, a flam or even a ghost note. That’s not to say it’s affected their playing, but it makes you think – which film could have struck a nerve with these 11 drummers?
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Phil Collins: Bette Midler’s performance of The Wind Beneath My Wings in Beaches. Absolute floodgates
Foo Fighters’ Taylor Hawkins: the beginning of Up
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Nickelback’s Daniel Adair: the ‘You had me at hello’ scene from Jerry Maguire
Avenged Sevenfold’s Brooks Wackerman: Sleepless In Seattle
Steel Panther’s Stix Zadinia: definitely the bit where the old couple hold hands in Titanic
Lars Ulrich: That bit in Toy Story 3. Fuuuuuck
Tool’s Danny Carey: Bambi. All of it
