ROGER TAYLOR QUEEN MAN TALKS INFLUENCES & INSPIRATION
“Like all my favourite drummers, Roger Taylor has a truly individual style, feel and sound,” Taylor says. “You only have to hear that hi-hat open up every time he hits the snare to know that it’s him. It’s all about that feel and that big drum sound, which was such an important part of Queen’s heaviness. Not only is he an incredibly versatile drummer, the fact that Roger is also a songwriter means that his fills are very musical – almost orchestral – and he makes every one of them count…
“My first-ever concert was Queen, and somehow my parents managed to get merecord, but do you know what? I still don’t know how Roger played that drum solo on ‘Keep Yourself Alive’ when he completely turns the beat around!
