GREGG = CLASS ACT

[chrisbrady]

Hey Hanay,
Yep. That was Gregg!
CB

[got_a_matchgrip]

Crud, missed it. & i can'r for the life of me bring up the CBS Late Late show w Craig Ferguson to see if they have a vid clip like Letterman's site does... [img]confused.gif[/img] [img]graemlins/hmmm.gif[/img] [img]graemlins/grrr.gif[/img]

[Clintuplet]

I couldn't agree with you guys more. I read that article and it really touched me. Not only did Gregg befriend this kid, he also took the time to express what that friendship meant to him. Class act indeed.

Speaking of Louie, Dennis Chambers told a great story about Louie giving him a snare drum he casual inquired about. It's been said so many times before but drummers are a breed apart.

Clint

[JoesMechanic]

Cbrady!!??

Did you study with Greg when he 1st got into L.A. too?? I wonder if I ever saw you?? I used to go to that house in North Hollywood where him and Matt lived together.

As everyone that's mentioned here, I never understood why Greg was such a nice guy. At 1st I thought it was an act or something. I thought... "is this guy always Mr. in your face positive nice guy??". But then after a few months, I realized, that's EXACTLY the way he is NORMALLY!!

Greg deserves all the praise he gets for his additude and his great playing abilities.

[JDouglee]

Chris is also a badass groovin' drummer as well.

\m/

[chrisbrady]

Thanks RWalker and J-Douglee. You guys are far too kind. Hey J-Mech- Yeah, I studied with Gregg from the time he moved out here until he got the Roth gig. I remember that house and you're right, Matt was one of the roommates. Gregg used to drive that funky yellow "Brady Bunch" type station wagon. I think Bob Birch[Burch,sp?](Bass player for Elton John)was a roommate too. I remember later on having a lesson where Matt and Bob were involved. Gregg had me bring in a tape of me playing with my Top40 band and they critiqued it from a bass players perspective. That was an eye opener! It went something like this: "That section felt good... That fill rushed...Hey, your kick isn't locking with the bass." Those were fun times. Sometimes I would get to my lesson and Gregg would have received a last minute call to do a session. He couldn't do the lesson but he would take me to the session with him instead. He would sit me down right behind the drums and have the engineer give me a phone mix too. I got to watch some Chrysler jingles and some Budweiser jingles go down. Those were also eye opening lessons. I learned more during those times than I did practicing sticking combinations and the like.
Cheers,
CB

[Randy walker]

Not only did Chris take lessons with Greg, but he did all the transcriptions to both of Greg's videos and books.

[chrisbrady]

Yo Chuch,
Yeah, Gregg is like the Green Beret of drumming. You can drop him into any situation with no food, no sleep, and no compass and he can come out the other end in one piece with amazing results! Another lesson gem was this: It is a given that you have to have the "goods" but an even bigger part of any musical situation is the hang. If you are a pain, a complainer or a trouble maker, you won't work. You'll get the axe and you won't get called for other situations. The gig only lasts maybe 2 hours tops, per day. What are you like the other 22 hours. Are you positive, fun to be around, up-beat, encouraging? If not, the word gets out quickly and suddenly your phone doesn't ring. This is why Gregg's phone is always ringing. Because he can play his rear off(the "goods") in any style and he is a positive, happy person on the gig. Pretty simple.
CB

[got_a_matchgrip]

Chuch & CB!

Good to hear. [Proactive, positive, & humbling [img]redface.gif[/img] , too.]
Awesome posts, man. Just awesome. [img]cool.gif[/img]

[likedachuch]

wow. gregg really thought outta da box there, brady. i mean really, a regular teacher prolly would've re-scheduled and taken off on the gig. instead he gave you a glimpse of what 'real world' application was about. that is priceless. it's great he even had you get a mix.

it would be safe to presume that he is where he is because he adapts to circumstances beyond his control then converts them to positive experiences.

thanks for sharing that insightful story. [img]smile.gif[/img]