Strange habit of Roger Taylor whilst drumming

Whilst watching the Montreal and Live at the bowl, whilst Roger is playing he is not looking at the dums but constantly staring at the floor to his left

He does not do this at Wembley

I know its a strange comment but its just a strange thing i noticed!!!

His strangest habit is talking to himself/miming the act of eating while he plays drums.

Yes i noticed that as well

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An Interview? Oh dont be ridiculous

Being a long time drummer I can say two things here, first off, whenever I have been filmed playing I tend to pull a fari few faces as well...no idea why, just seems to be what happens.

The other part is that you count a fair bit during a song, at least in parts of it so often you tend to mouth the count while playing.

Or maybe he just has a sandwich back there...

Yeh he's just counting the songs, many drummers do it. Watch John Bonham, he counts nearly the whole way through led zep's songs.

And what is strange about it? Brian doesn't look to his the fireplace guitar all the time while playing.

Well, I'm a drummer myself and I do that same thing sometimes (looking at the floor), when I do that it's mostly because I have to play 16th notes (single-handedly) fast (like Dragon Attack live) or trying to keep the right tempo at a tricky part.

I think thats an important point, it is physically more comfortable to be bent over looking down the way Roger does when on the hi hat. Playing the same thing sitting upright probably wouldn't be possible, not for very long anyway. PLUS... he has to look somewhere!

Zebonka12 wrote:

His strangest habit is talking to himself/miming the act of eating while he plays drums.

I always thought that was his way of keeping time. You know, like: "pom-pom-pom-pom"... or something.
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His strangest habit is talking to himself/miming the act of eating while he plays drums.

I always thought that was his way of keeping time. You know, like: "pom-pom-pom-pom"... or something.

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It is, it's actually a pretty good way to keep your tempo I think.

He's watching Rockstar on an Xbox

I think we should ask the man himself about it.

- Roger, so what is it with you staring in the space/talking to yourself/miming eating while drumming? Will you do the same on your upcoming Taylor-Taylor tour? Will your eye blink during "The Unblinking Eye"?

Lars Ulrich of Metallica is one of the worst culprits for pulling faces whilst drumming.

Some of which are funny.

Having been a drummer for over 20 yars now I always find myself staring down at the floor when playing over the hi-hat. It's just a natural reaction while playing.
When playing guitar if I'm really into the moment I unknowingly let my mouth hang open. I've caught myself doing it in the past. And believe me it wasn't because I was playing great or even well for that matter!

I agree, Bonzo might have been the most "talkative" when he played the drums.