Mark Lindamood — Drummer
As seen on TV
- 08 July 2007: CBS Sunday Morning with Bob Schieffer and Honky Tonk Confidential.
Why Play Drums?
July 8, 2007 by drumsticksusa.
It’s only natural. Rhythm is organic. It comes from within. That’s why drums are the oldest musical instrument. 10,000 years on, and we’re still drumming.
Putting the rock in rock ‘n’ roll is the least of it. Drumming is the original wake-up call. It’s an expression of inner mood, a system of message, a cadence to march by, an invitation to dance.
Drumming is a zone. It’s the zen of a rock climb or a scuba dive, a trance that draws you in, a channelling of rhythm that sometimes comes of its own accord, the drummer suddenly the instrument of the instrument.
Ever since the first rhythm was tapped out on a stone simply because it sounded interesting, or the first marching beat led ancient, sandal-clad footsoldiers into battle, or the first percussive message thrummed across the blackness of a jungle night as a threat or invitation, or the first refined rhythm urged early man to dance, drumming has been a fundamental, purposeful cause.
So why play drums? For some of us, there's no choice.
