PLAY AS YOU ARE: A Collection Of Essays - Picking A Drummer's Mind

"Play As You Are” is an invitation to take a break from watching the YouTube drummer contests and reading the “get better fast” drumming websites, and to directing attention back to yourself, if for but a moment.
Making music and playing drums does not start at the tip of your drumstick, not even with the motion before you strike a drum. It really starts with the desire, actually with the compulsion, to make music and to play. "Play As You Are" is an open invitation to explore a different approach to playing music and a sharing of the author's experiences. Cover photo: Mike Lawson