I have to have the reasons to make the record. There are just too many records out there, especially when it's something as audacious as a solo percussion record with solo drumming music on it. There better be a reason behind it.
Glenn KotcheI've been doing the academic side of music and the rock side of music in conjunction, basically, since I was in fourth grade.
Glenn KotcheAs a drumset player I look outside the typical canon of drums - jazz and rock. When I hear something like the "Monkey Chant", even though there are no instruments on it at all, the rhythms are so intriguing.
Glenn KotcheI've always identified myself as a drummer first and foremost - I'm pretty obsessed with rhythm.
Glenn KotcheI hope people just enjoy the music. I'm not worried about any sort of legacy. Whether people view me more as the drummer in Wilco or as a composer who composes primarily for rhythmic reasons - it doesn't matter to me as long as they dig the music. None of that matters to me if the music is crap.
Glenn Kotche