Even though I really wanted to play drums as a kid my parents, being put in a position of choosing between the lesser of two evils, opted to go with the honking of a saxophone. Yes, I played the saxophone. The problem is you can’t rock with a saxophone, so I would set up boxes and pans in the garage and drum along to Metallica’s self-titled “Black Album”. The problem is, again, you can’t rock with cardboard.
I came across this video of the Foo Fighters playing “Everlong” on Letterman in 1997. You’ll have to excuse the red leather jacket, weird sweater, and bleached blonde hair, but once you’re past that watch the drummer, Taylor Hawkins. It’ll make you want to play drums…even if you have to find a few boxes instead.
