I have to decide whether I'm just laying down a groove, kind of a bed and canvas for the lyrics and music to live on, or trying to illustrate something in the lyrics.
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 KotcheOne of the greatest learning experiences I had was hanging out with Maureen Tucker from the Velvet Underground. There's a woman who has no training and has a very simplistic and very tribal drumming style. I don't even know that she can even do a drum roll, but she's probably my favorite rock drummer because she plays every note perfect.
Glenn KotcheI've always identified myself as a drummer first and foremost - I'm pretty obsessed with rhythm.
Glenn KotcheI find a difference between what gets called world music - a fusion of western music and music from different cultures in more of a modernized version - and Explorer Series stuff, which is completely undiluted indigenous folk music. That's a lot more powerful than a lot of the super-processed stuff that comes out now.
Glenn Kotche