The recent post on Ginger Baker had so many views that I'm offloading a bit more of my debt to (and blame on) the man...
“Am I to blame if people try to emulate my life and die?” That’s Ginger Baker’s quote. Of course.
I’ve certainly tried, Ginger. And it certainly feels as if it's come close to killing me.
But it’s been worth it. For the odd flash when the drums roll just as they’re supposed to. When they chase down the triplets on the lead guitar runs. When they kick in hard with the bass - or skip around it to beat it to the punch. And that’s mostly down to you, Ginger.
But at the end of the day, emulating you maybe, I seem to have lost far too many people along the way. And, less importantly, like you, I’ve lost more money than I care to try to count up.
I shouldn’t have done it. But then we don’t have a choice in these things, do we?
Are we to blame if you live your life as you’ve lived it and you die in pain and penury?
Don’t worry. There’s more than a few drummers right behind you.
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