“I've always identified myself as a drummer first and foremost - I'm pretty obsessed with rhythm.” FirstsRhythmObsessedDrummer Author:Glenn Kotche
“As 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.” LooksPlayerRocksInstrumentsJazzRhythmTypicalMonkeysIntriguingCanon Author:Glenn Kotche
“I 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.” WorldDifferentCultureStuffDifferencesPowerfulSeriesWesternFolksVersionsIndigenousExplorersFusionDifferent CulturesFolk MusicWorld MusicWestern Music Author:Glenn Kotche
“I've been doing the academic side of music and the rock side of music in conjunction, basically, since I was in fourth grade.” SidesRocksGradesAcademicFourthConjunctionsFourth Grade Author:Glenn Kotche
“I was teaching drum lessons at a few high schools - everything from marching to classical to rock and jazz. I found that really rewarding, having to explain my thought process, having to think about stuff that I take for granted or as second nature.” ThinkingSchoolFoundStuffProcessTeachingRocksLessonsHigh SchoolJazzGrantedMy ThoughtsThought Process Author:Glenn Kotche
“One 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.” KnowsPlayPerfectRocksStyleTrainingNotesMy FavoriteHanging OutDrummerVelvetLearning ExperienceDrummingVelvet Underground Author:Glenn Kotche
“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.” TryingKindBedCanvasGrooveLaying Down Author:Glenn Kotche
“I 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.” PeopleIfsLongMatterReasonEnjoyViewsMusic IsLegacyWorriedComposerCrapDrummer Author:Glenn Kotche
“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.” ReasonBehindsRecordsSoloAudaciousDrummingPercussion Author:Glenn Kotche
“I hope that people don't need to look at the liner notes to be affected by the music.” PeopleNeedsLooksNotesAffected Author:Glenn Kotche
“I hope people just enjoy the music. I'm not worried about any sort of legacy.” PeopleEnjoyLegacyWorried Author:Glenn Kotche