“I'm often a firm believer in "the simpler the better" approach and it's evident in my guitar setup.” Quote by Kevin Drumm
“I have no interest in getting a rig that might clean up my sound or a delay pedal that might allow me to arpeggiate something bouncing off a string, and I don't plan on ever getting the grounding fixed on my guitar. I really like raw sounds.” Interest Author:Kevin Drumm
“At a certain point, I started playing improvised music. After a couple of years of this, I did a little bit of analysis and found most improvised music the kind I was listening to at least, which was mainly European to be as, if not more, formulaic than any other kind of music. For example, improvised pieces would often begin and end in the same way.” KindListeningCouple Author:Kevin Drumm
“I like to allow accidents to happen, not to force them, and yet not let myself feel miserable if they do happen, because they are so often the best things.” Miserable Author:Kevin Drumm
“My setup for a live performance lately has been just guitar and synthesizer. Sometimes I only bring one. The guitar is in pretty bad shape and isn't sounding the same. Most of the time my live approach has been pretty different from recording.” DifferentSometimes Author:Kevin Drumm
“I only use the computer for editing. I don't have an eight-track, otherwise I probably never would have bought a computer. When I first got my Mac, I was exploring its possibilities and had fun with all of the sound hacking software, but I'm not interested in that approach. I toyed with the idea of releasing a 12-inch of all the stuff I did early on but good sense prevented me from doing so.” FunPossibilityComputerSoftwareNot InterestedExploringHad Fun Author:Kevin Drumm
“Even on guitars I've had misfortunes. I never used to clip the strings on my guitar and then one day I accidentally poked my right eye with the E-string. My eye just wouldn't stop tearing up and I could barely keep it open. The doctor said I didn't do any major damage, but I had to wear a patch for a little while. I still have a tiny red mark on my eyeball from it; I'm still not sure it's the same.” EyeOne DayNot SureMisfortunes Author:Kevin Drumm
“The latest thing that has caught me by surprise is Maryanne Amacher. I like sound that affects the listener physically. Traits such as complexity or simplicity don't really become a factor then. It's just the sound that I pay attention to.” AttentionSurpriseSimplicityPay AttentionComplexityTraits Author:Kevin Drumm
“From the time I wake up until the time I go to bed, music is unfortunately on my mind, on my stereo, or I'm making it or talking about it.” MindMusic IsWake Up Author:Kevin Drumm
“My day job finds me in a double-bind often, and it's an ideal position for anyone interested in becoming highly reactive.” Find Me Author:Kevin Drumm
“A lot of the projects I've allowed myself to get involved with over the past few years have made me a bit unfocused. It's just so ridiculously easy to do things here; if you're part of the scene, in five minutes you can wind up with two gigs within three days of each other. There's too much going on here and that's a bad thing, to me. Unless you want to jam, and then it's good.” PastEasySceneGet InvolvedOver The PastYou Can Win Author:Kevin Drumm