Nate Wood on Radical Creativity, Performance vs Practice, and More

Nate talks about:

• How fatherhood affects creativity

• How he prioritizes his time in his life, and in the shed

• When he realized Kneebody was becoming “a thing”

• Whether the internet is a net positive or net negative for drummers today

• What I’ve been calling “radical creativity”, an approach of complete trust of your musical instincts in the moment

• …and more…

He also critiques my performance of a Kneebody song called Greenblatt, from their record The Line.

0:25 - how has FOUR changed his drumming

3:50 - how he divides his time

7:20 - where his best ideas come from

9:29 - why some drummers stay sharp as they age and others don't

12:15 - when did he realize Kneebody had "hit"

15:55 - how Nate manages the "self critical" voice when he's practicing and playing

21:55 - the differences between practice and performance (part 2)

24:20 - how to deal with perfectionism when recording

28:00 - what Nate thought of my performance of a Kneebody song

32:20 - has social media been a net positive or negative for drums

33:55 - is it even possible to choose to create your own style?

38:55 - are "hard knocks" still necessary in jazz?