Thursday, September 6, 2012

The Worst Drummer Ever

The Worst Drummer Ever....

Scott was someone who I played with for a few years.  He used to play "air drums" to many songs during car trips or just when sitting around the fire.  Then one day in 1995 he decided to buy a used drum set.  He played on that drumset for a week before his brother (twin brother) decided to let him join the two of us on stage for future gigs.  I was in shock, "Man, we've been practicing in your basement for two years before we had the balls to play live!!"  I couldn't believe that I would be sharing the stage with someone with ZERO EXPERIENCE, and once he got up on stage to play live I realized he had NO CAPABLITY to play.  That is the big secret everyone is in on but him.  We have all talked extensively about his lack of  talent.  And to go out on stage with him time after time to be embarassed, was just too much.  It got to the point where I would go on stage alone to play a few songs so the audience knew that when I sucked it was because of THE WORST DRUMMER EVER.  He couldn't keep a beat or rythm, even to the most basic songs, but it didn't matter because he played "air drums" for years to Pearl Jam's TEN album, so of course he was a fucking pro.  He also had a twin brother who was his fucking door mat and would do whatever he demanded.  I of course, had zero say.

And what I loved was that during gigs he'd get pissed because he's got serious mental issues, and for many years a horrible cocaine habit, so he'd just get up and walk off stage in mid-song.  He did this all the time.  But his brother continued to defend and allow him to play. 

It wasn't until many years later, when his brother started playing in a more notable band in good venues that Scott was slowly exorcised from the group.  What stuns me the most about Scott is that I could understand him sucking after only 1 week or two months, but to still suck 17 years later takes REAL FUCKING TALENT!!!

Thank God I don't have to play with him anymore. I just wish that I had some recordings to show people when in need of a good laugh. 

EPIC FAIL!!!!!!!