u/Terratoilet15

He’s been really inspiring for me over the last few days and I’ve been thinking about writing to him. I saw a post on here from a year ago of someone asking the same thing, and most of the responses said he doesn’t write back anymore and that you have to reach him through his management, and even that is still difficult. Is this still the case?

I wanted to know if anyone has been able to get through to him more recently than that, and if writing him in present day is worth it before I go through all the trouble. I doubt I’ll ever get to see him in person but I can only hope..

I’ve been playing the drums for probably over 2 years now and I like to play punk music. Im originally a guitar player so I understand that it requires a lot of stamina and solid rhythm to play this sort of thing. I have the basic fast beats down, I just struggle to keep it solid and in time. When I try to play along to bands like the Dead Kennedys and Green Day and Minor Threat, I notice that I can keep it solid for just a few seconds before I begin to tense up and get lost and the whole thing falls apart. What are some songs/exercises that I can try to improve my hi-hat and ride speed? Heres some of the songs i’ve been working and struggling with:

Betray - Minor Threat

Platypus (I hate you) - Green Day

Jaded - Green Day

Let’s Lynch The Landlord - Dead Kennedys

Rambozo The Clown - Dead Kennedys

Pipeline - Agent Orange