One of the most influential drummers of all time, Steve Gadd set a new standard in contemporary drumming techniques and performance, and in doing so launched a thousand imitators.
Recording so many legendary drum tracks like; Steely Dan’s “Aja”, Paul Simon’s “Fifty Ways to Leave Your Lover”, and Chick Corea’s “Nite Sprite”, there is no drummer alive today who in some way has not been affected by Steve Gadd.
So what makes Steve the musician that he is?
PERFECTION IS OVERRATED
“I don’t know anybody who’s perfect. You go out there and do your best. And if you don’t nail it, then you go out the next day and you try to get it right. That’s really all you can do.”