Is Charley Watts More the Brain of the Band Than He Is the Drummer?

i wondered if you could talk more about how drumming fits into a rock and roll band. You know that it doesn't always have to be just the kind of manifestation of the body or the heart, that there can be braininess to it as well. There's certainly a whole tradition of jokes about drummers not being that smartthe animal and muffins ta aint exactly ye, the ort of the animal model. i think is really, i mean, he, he is a very, very cerebral player who infuses his playing with this cool kind of understatement and wit and style and sort of panash.

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