UB40’s Jimmy Brown Still Tours With the Friends He Grew Up With
Jimmy Brown, founding member and drummer of UB40, joins Sean Dillon for a Beyond the Mic Short Cut about UB40’s The Unstoppable Tour.
Why does the band take the bus instead of flying? Jimmy hates airports, and he says America is designed for being on the road. He also explains why UB40, a band of old friends who have been together since they were kids, likes it that way.
Jimmy talks about reggae drumming and why discipline matters more than speed. He says playing slower is a lot harder than playing really fast, and that a reggae drummer has to give space to other people to do their thing. He also says no film has ever gotten drumming right, not even Whiplash.
The Rockin’ 8 covers the teachers who tried to stop him tapping, the best place to eat in Birmingham, who picks the movie on the tour bus, what he wants for his birthday, and his love of Karen Carpenter.
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