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I had sort of exhausted all the avenues playing in Detroit. So again, through the stewardship of my brother, I ended up in California and went to the Musicians Institute in L.A. I wanted to get better as a player.

~Chad Smith

Topics: Again Avenues Better Brother California Detroit Ended Exhausted Get Had Institute Musicians Player Playing Sort Stewardship Through Up Wanted

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The Meatbats are a throwback band.

~Chad Smith

Topics: Band Throwback

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Its very sort of spontaneous and organic, not a preconceived sort of jamming. Now we record everything, cause sometimes you'll forget, you know, 'what was that thing again?' So we record everything.

~Chad Smith

Topics: Again Cause Everything Forget Jamming Know Now Organic Preconceived Record Sometimes Sort Spontaneous Thing Very You

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The Chili Peppers do a lot of improvising, but it's within the framework of song structures. The Meatbats is from a purely instrumental standpoint. But when you hear the term 'instrumental music' you think it's real serious stuff and everybody's playing a million notes and it's about playing fast. That's not what we do.

~Chad Smith

Topics: About Chili Everybody Fast Framework Hear Improvising Instrumental Lot Million Music Notes Peppers Playing Purely Real Serious Song Standpoint Structures Stuff Term Think Within You

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Edible names are what drives me as a musician. My next band will be called the Hot Dogs.

~Chad Smith

Topics: Band Dogs Drives Hot Hot Dogs Me Musician Names Next Will

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I'm a musician. It's what I do! I wouldn't be too good at anything else.

~Chad Smith

Topics: Anything Anything Else Else Good Musician Too

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Going up north with the redwoods and driving along the coast, it's got everything, man. It's got the desert, the mountains, and the ocean. It's beautiful.

~Chad Smith

Topics: Along Beautiful Coast Desert Driving Everything Going Got Man Mountains North Ocean Up

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Flea and Anthony are into funk, like old school Meters and stuff like that.

~Chad Smith

Topics: Flea Funk Like Old Old School School Stuff

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Drums all have their own particulars - each drum has a place where they sound the best - where they ring out and resonate the best, and the head surface isn't too loose or too tight, mainly so you get a good rebound off of the head.

~Chad Smith

Topics: Best Drum Drums Each Get Good Head Loose Mainly Off Out Own Place Rebound Resonate Ring Sound Surface Tight Too Where You

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For live you need a microphone for the snare and the high hat, the kick drum, a nice stereo overhead and one for the toms - you can get away with using four mikes.

~Chad Smith

Topics: Away Drum Four Get Hat High Kick Live Microphone Need Nice Overhead Snare Toms Using You

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Musician

Born: October 25th, 1961

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