Why being even a bad drummer made me better at my work

​I am an awful drummer. You would not be able to tell the difference between me playing the drums and someone who just happened to be seated at a kit the moment he had a seizure.

But I contend that taking lessons and learning the basics made me a better listener… and thus a better interviewer of drummers like Troy Luccketta (pictured)… and thus a better content specialist for drummers like Daniel Glass and bands like Huey Lewis & The News, Cowboy Mouth, etc. 

It helped me develop a better understanding of the effort and skill involved in playing the drums. It taught me that even a basic groove played with great feel is harder to pull off than you think. 

Even a little bit of music education and effort improved my insights, my analysis, my questions, and my content creation.