I was introduced to another drummer this past Sunday and, like many musicians I know, we instantly started talking about gear. “What kind of kit do you play? What kind of sticks? Who are your influences? Yada, yada, yada.” After a few minutes of this I guess we each decided the other was all right. But then he made a great observation. Talking about gear is sort of the musicians equivalent to dogs smelling each others butts. It’s how we say “hi”. Too funny.
