Best Of Terry Bozzio's Drum Channel Q&A

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00:00 - Introduction
00:08 - Terry's Dream Band Lineup
00:41 - Leaving Frank Zappa
02:17 - Favorite Frank Zappa Song
03:05 - Terry's Italian Ancestry
03:55 - What To Practice
08:00 - Closing

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This is an excerpt from our hour-long Q&A with Terry that's available on DrumChannel.com! This was a live stream we aired earlier this year in which Terry answered questions from our chat. You might recognize some of your questions in this video! 🙂

[RogerBiwandu]

You're a Legend Terry, GRAZIE for being a so clever person/musician/visionary !!!

[musicMVESme]

I saw Terry back in the 90s at a clinic doing melodic drumming. Totally blew my mind.

[demonicsweaters]

Such a cool, and musically intelligent guy. Looking good too Terry!

[boblob]

Thanks Terry for being a HUGE inspiration for me personally, and for blazing new trails in the art of drumming.

[bytorz]

Terry, I always appreciate how you constantly are exploring the drums. Always "pushing It". I also appreciate how humble you are.

[sunandsnowmusic]

my favorite era was the Roto Tom time with U.K. ❤& Missing Persons ❤❤

[paulbrighton]

You are a master of speed. Mental Hopscotch had me perplexed back in the 80s. The quads on the kick snare always blew me away.

[johnwilmer]

Missing Persons is never talked about enough. The records are masterpieces ~ Rhyme and reason being beyond cutting edge electronic pop and masterfully recorded by Bruce Swedien. I get the chills every time I listen. The Color in your life explodes with a bombastic power station drum sound~ Ken Scots genius producing on Spring session m. Please discuss Missing persons more and or make a documentary on this LA pop phenomenon.

[stevenjones]

Love Terry's drumming and thanks for the Q&A excerts. First question, "Terry how do you pronounce your last name?". Answered!😂

[henfj]

From ARGENTINA Long live Terry Bozzio 🙏🙏🙏💫💥💢💥💫🙋‍♂️🙋‍♂️🙋‍♂️

[WinstonBartholomewIII]

Back in 2000 or 2001 I got to watch bozzio and wackerman perform the black page at a drum clinic in folly Beach South Carolina. I'll remember it forever.

[brockbeckstedt]

The teachings and verbalize steps of a world renowned Drummer/Producer what abilities he has with mind, heart and hands and ankles, the whole body element moving around those plastic stretch skins and Bronze hammered tonal plates. I followed him from his time with family in Missing Persons what a hit, he knows how to beat drums!

[dario]

I'm a guitarist and I love listening to all these drummers speak.

[richardwatte]

Thank you Terry for your inspirational words on your musical journey. Being a musician as well it means a lot to share your gifts. I had the pleasure of seeing you perform in Portland in 2012 with your old band mates U.K. Incredible performance and fun to watch. I hope you had as good of time with that tour as your audience did watching it. Bittersweet seeing John Wetton performing so well. R.I.P.

[timothyslaughter]

Terry did a clinic about a zillion years ago at Towson University in Maryland and he had the full kit and if memory serves his MP rig and all everyone asked about was the us drag bit so he graciously walked everyone through it. Then he did his thing and there was a technical independence bit that sounded like Jim Chapin studies on steroids. He was so impressive and just the nicest guy. The black page was revisited. So a great clinic I remember right off my head a zillion years later. Thanks Terry! For the old memories and new ones!!

[SpiderDan]

Although i love a wide range of genres and styles i was never a big Zappa fan, however I have always been a percussion fan so thanks Mr. Bozzio some helpful advice.

[Buckseed]

Terry is the best ever for me. Vinnie, Brechtlien and Stanton Moore round it out. Great drummers!

[malcolmlarri]

god bless Terry - a huge positive influence on my life and drumming ! thank you terry

[latheofheaven]

Hey, Terry You say you weren't feeling some of Zappa's more comedy stuff, but you certainly looked like you enjoyed doing Punky's Whips with Dweezil on the wonderful ZPZ live DVD. Incidentally, you and Joe Travers trading licks on that DVD shows how two drummers can be spectacularly good, and so different.