Showing posts with label drummer. Show all posts
Showing posts with label drummer. Show all posts

Monday, 21 November 2011

'Pagla' Drummer!

'Pagla' (mad) drummer was the name given to me while I did my engineering studies. I indeed was crazy those days... I took up the responsibility of organizing a bunch of chaotic individuals into a coherent 'college band', repaired the college drum kit and other musical equipment, and used to bang the drums so violently that I had almost wrecked the entire drum kit once at our college fest (duly taken back to the shop and repaired by me again).

Those were the days, I loved to wear head-bands and arm-bands on stage and flipped my head so hard playing that I regularly broke my glasses! Here's a pic of me behind the drums on a college fest performance....



My career(:-P) as a drummer began when I had just completed my class 12 board exams and was waiting for college admissions. My elder brother had a few months before joining his new job and got me drum kit! He played guitars and we played a lot together before he drifted away....

Then thankfully the drumming frenzy continued as I did my post grad in IITB. This time I could play better kits that our hostel music rooms provided....

Even now the bug haunts me and in spite of staying in a tiny 8foot by 8foot room in a PG in Bangalore I ended up buying an electronic drum kit! It plays like a dream and I hope I can continue with my passion further with it!