Tony Williams
Tony Williams
Jazz and soul drummer who is considered the a jazz fusion pioneer. It is thought that he invented the drumming technique called blast beat.
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionDrummer
Date of Birth12 December 1945
CityChicago, IL
CountryUnited States of America
composing expressing gotten orchestral playing primarily throughout
I think my playing has been orchestral throughout the years, and this is another way of expressing that. But I primarily see it as the ultimate accomplishment of a musician. Composing makes me feel like I've finally gotten all the way up the ladder as a musician.
lifetime organ original played sounds
I played with a lot of organ trios because that was one of the big sounds there, and that's what the original Lifetime really was.
accident car difference life second
We were in a car accident one time, and in that one second that I swerved on the road-- it made a difference between life and death.
animal available heard job monday open organizing public shelter
What all of us heard (at Monday night's public hearing) is that the animal shelter is not open enough. I think we need to do a better job of organizing it so that it's more available to the public,
everybody
Drummers don't write - or at least, that's what everybody believes.
good learning musical studied
I've studied all my musical life, but learning is only good if you do something constructive with it.