Rhythm

Alex TORJUSSEN

Karl Brazil: “It’s great to have you involved in this, Alex, and I’m going to kick things off by asking if you think that you have a natural ability for feel?”

Alex Torjussen: “I’ve spoken to a lot of people about this, actually. Some people say you can teach feel, but I think there is a natural element to it.”

K: “So do I, and Steve Lukather puts it well when he says that some people are pitch perfect, some people can dance in time and some people can’t sing in tune... I think some of us are born with more of it than others, but you can work on it.

“When it comes to groove, not many young dudes are playing for the song in the way you do. I love chops as well, but even in a drum solo I want to hear musicality, which you have. What’s your mindset as a drummer when you

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