"Playing For Pesci": Mickey Curry: The Rich Redmond Show: Episode 131
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- Опубліковано 15 вер 2024
- Mickey Curry:
Born in 1956 in New Haven, Connecticut, Mickey took up drums when he was 11 and played with local bands.
His early inspirations ranged from Ringo Starr and John Bonham through to Chicago’s Danny Seraphine and - under the influence of his older brothers - the classic R’n’B of Marvin Gaye, Otis Redding and James Brown.
Mickey got serious about drums from the age of 13 when he and two of his brothers formed a school band called The Rack. Later, Mickey went to a state school for music, but the academic route was not for him and he left early to play in bands.
When he was 17 he joined the Scratch Band in Connecticut where he first gained recording experience. Next Mickey started to make the two hour train journey into Manhattan and eventually joined a band called Tom Dicky and the Desires. They were managed by music mogul Tommy Mottola who also managed Hall and Oates - big news in the early 1980s.
Impressed by Mickey, Mottola asked him to record Hall and Oates’ new album ‘Private Eyes’. Around the same time Mickey met top producer Bob Clearmountain who’d just found a new singer called Bryan Adams. Within months Mickey had recorded Adams’ second album ‘You Want It You Got It’.
Next thing Mickey’s out on tour with Hall and Oates. All this was in 1981 when Mickey was 25. This was his big-break year and he’s never really looked back. The calls started to come in thick and fast - Tom Waits, Cher, Tina Turner, Los Lobos.
Mickey worked with Hall and Oates through till 1986, since then he’s been Bryan Adams’ regular drummer. He says “I get to sound more like me on Bryan’s records than on anyone else’s”.
He’s also had considerable success recording and touring with The Cult. He played on their 1989 album ‘Sonic Temple’ which sold three million.
During the period he was playing with Hall & Oates, Curry met producer Bob Clearmountain, who had recently begun working with a young Bryan Adams, and appeared on Adams' second album, You Want It You Got It. His appearance on nearly all of Adams' subsequent albums coincided with his rise to prominence. Following his stint with Hall & Oates, Curry began touring full time with Adams, a collaboration that continues to this day.
Other notable sessions have been with Alice Cooper, Stevie Winwood, David Bowie, Elvis Costello, Carly Simon, T-Bone Burnett and Richard Thompson.
Some Things That Came Up:
-Started playing at 11
-Recording with Hall and Oates and touring with Bryan Adams at age 25
-Meeting Ringo
-Working with Mutt and Bob
-More cowbell
-One handed 16ths
-Playing Yamaha since 1982
-Piccolo snares
-Working with Joe Pesci
-Robert DeNiro story
-Mickey would love to just play in the studio everyday
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This is super ...Love Mickey
Rim shot snare is his signature sound for me
Incredible interview, Rich. Your energy is absolutely contagious. That alone, makes me want to be better at everything. Life, drumming etc etc. Keep up the great work. & Mickey is awesome. Thank you, brother. Trent 🥁👍🏼
Wow, thank you!
@@richredmond You're very welcome, brother! Keep Rockin'. 🥁👍🏼
Mickey is a great guy. Thanks for doing this. Any chance you'd do a Jerry Marrotta interview? Those guys have a backbeat of their own. Superb drummers.
Great interview Rich....love Mickey's playing so much..Fire Woman alone is major fire...and a cool humble guy as well
Hi Rich, awesome interview, Thank you!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Great Interview! A real drummer discussion. One of my favorite Mickey Curry sessions is David Mullen - Faded Blues. Mickey at his best.
Thanks for listening!!
Fantastic episode guys! Another one of my all time favorite drummers 🥁🤙🏻🍻
I’ve been a fan of Mickey since like forever!,if I was to be honest,I was influenced more by Mickey than Bonham,Ginger,Carmine,(even though I use Rich Redmond DW Beaters in my 9000 Pedals)and think Rich has got me hooked on Aldean`s music bout time you guys got together,talking drums!.
I’m all about that great work ,congratulations 🤘🤘🤘🤘
One of my all time favorite players!!! Check him out on Hall and Oates ‘Some Things Are Better Left Unsaid’ (great breakdown section with these monstrous drum fills) Steve Winwood’s ‘Take It As It Comes’ and Bryan Adams’ ‘Heat Of The Night’. He’ll take you to Groove School.
In another interview Mickey says he is waiting to hear from Bryan, when to go the next tour. In an interview with Keith Scott, he says Mickey didn't want to go out again, so that is why Pat Stewart (tour drummer (and occasional studio drummer in 83-84 for Adams) from in 1984-1985) is playing live with them again.
Absolutely love Mickey's playing on The Cult's 'Sonic Temple ' & 'Ceremony' albums.... yet another fantastic episode Rich, great stuff!!
Thanks for listening
Thank you! Mickey is unreal!
This man grooves.
Check out Tom Cochrane’s album Mad Mad world. Live is a Highway was the big single. Great playing, and great songs!
I'm boycotting Bryan Adams until Bryan brings Mickey back. The band is not the same without Mick.
Rich, I’ve been very curious about Mickey’s monitor rig he uses that is mounted to his actual drum throne. Do you have any clue as to what it is? It looks to be a Power amp (which I assume is for a but kicker). But it’s all in one and seems to have everything compacted in to one unit.