this self-taught drummer is known to use unconventional devices as percussion
unconventional devices as percussion
unconventional devices as percussion instruments hi my name is Stephanie and
instruments hi my name is Stephanie and
instruments hi my name is Stephanie and welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re speaking to jean Hoagland of Fear
speaking to jean Hoagland of Fear
speaking to jean Hoagland of Fear Factory about his drunk could you tell
Factory about his drunk could you tell
Factory about his drunk could you tell me a bit about how you got into music
me a bit about how you got into music
me a bit about how you got into music and especially behind the drum kit when
and especially behind the drum kit when
and especially behind the drum kit when I was a kid I was raised on the American
I was a kid I was raised on the American
I was a kid I was raised on the American AM pop radio all those great songs from
AM pop radio all those great songs from
AM pop radio all those great songs from like the early 70s like super awesome
like the early 70s like super awesome
like the early 70s like super awesome pop songs or when I first got into music
pop songs or when I first got into music
pop songs or when I first got into music with and also I understand my very first
with and also I understand my very first
with and also I understand my very first record that I bought was when I was two
record that I bought was when I was two
record that I bought was when I was two I demanded from my parents that they go
I demanded from my parents that they go
I demanded from my parents that they go buy me the latest Santana single which
buy me the latest Santana single which
buy me the latest Santana single which was called no one to depend on when I
was called no one to depend on when I
was called no one to depend on when I started playing drums I was a big kiss
started playing drums I was a big kiss
started playing drums I was a big kiss fan growing up then I just started
fan growing up then I just started
fan growing up then I just started getting into really serious heavy metal
getting into really serious heavy metal
getting into really serious heavy metal you know severe metal like the faster
you know severe metal like the faster
you know severe metal like the faster the better
where some of your drumming idols today
where some of your drumming idols today Stevie Wonder is my favorite drummer of
Stevie Wonder is my favorite drummer of
Stevie Wonder is my favorite drummer of all time right now and you know a lot of
all time right now and you know a lot of
all time right now and you know a lot of people are not even familiar with the
people are not even familiar with the
people are not even familiar with the fact that you know he’s played on a lot
fact that you know he’s played on a lot
fact that you know he’s played on a lot of his albums a lot of songs you’ve
of his albums a lot of songs you’ve
of his albums a lot of songs you’ve heard Stevie Wonder’s find drums on and
heard Stevie Wonder’s find drums on and
heard Stevie Wonder’s find drums on and he just has such a crazy approach to
he just has such a crazy approach to
he just has such a crazy approach to drumming you know he’s not a drummer but
drumming you know he’s not a drummer but
drumming you know he’s not a drummer but he plays really good drums are you
he plays really good drums are you
he plays really good drums are you someone who was self-taught or did you
someone who was self-taught or did you
someone who was self-taught or did you do any training to be able to be as good
do any training to be able to be as good
do any training to be able to be as good as you are now
as you are now
as you are now I am completely self-taught I learn
I am completely self-taught I learn
I am completely self-taught I learn drums through osmosis just by listening
drums through osmosis just by listening
drums through osmosis just by listening to my favorite bands and being able to
to my favorite bands and being able to
to my favorite bands and being able to pick up their drummers licks and I
pick up their drummers licks and I
pick up their drummers licks and I always had a really good aptitude for it
always had a really good aptitude for it
always had a really good aptitude for it I was a world champion air drummer
I was a world champion air drummer
I was a world champion air drummer before I started playing drums and being
before I started playing drums and being
before I started playing drums and being a being as proficient at air drumming as
a being as proficient at air drumming as
a being as proficient at air drumming as I was when I got on the kit the first
I was when I got on the kit the first
I was when I got on the kit the first time it came really easy and right now I
time it came really easy and right now I
time it came really easy and right now I mean you’re known as a very proficient
mean you’re known as a very proficient
mean you’re known as a very proficient technical drummer how do you nurture
technical drummer how do you nurture
technical drummer how do you nurture your talent these days by getting
your talent these days by getting
your talent these days by getting no-sleep playing every night and just
no-sleep playing every night and just
no-sleep playing every night and just going and going and going that’s really
going and going and going that’s really
going and going and going that’s really what I do to hone my skills
what I do to hone my skills
what I do to hone my skills I guess rehearsal is like training camp
I guess rehearsal is like training camp
I guess rehearsal is like training camp and then the the touring is like the
and then the the touring is like the
and then the the touring is like the season you can find yourself mentally
season you can find yourself mentally
season you can find yourself mentally sort of checking out sometimes you know
sort of checking out sometimes you know
sort of checking out sometimes you know because every day is is the same and I
because every day is is the same and I
because every day is is the same and I used to love touring so much that never
used to love touring so much that never
used to love touring so much that never fazed me but nowadays it’s like it’s a
fazed me but nowadays it’s like it’s a
fazed me but nowadays it’s like it’s a little bit of a grind and you’re known
little bit of a grind and you’re known
little bit of a grind and you’re known for many things one of those things is
for many things one of those things is
for many things one of those things is using strange devices for your
using strange devices for your
using strange devices for your percussion effects could you tell me a
percussion effects could you tell me a
percussion effects could you tell me a bit about that when I was in the band
bit about that when I was in the band
bit about that when I was in the band death on the individual thought patterns
death on the individual thought patterns
death on the individual thought patterns record I used a 10 pound brass boat
record I used a 10 pound brass boat
record I used a 10 pound brass boat propeller it had this really crazy sound
propeller it had this really crazy sound
propeller it had this really crazy sound Hill Gang Gang Gang kind of sound and
Hill Gang Gang Gang kind of sound and
Hill Gang Gang Gang kind of sound and every time I’d hit it it would spin one
every time I’d hit it it would spin one
every time I’d hit it it would spin one so every time I’d hit it it would have a
so every time I’d hit it it would have a
so every time I’d hit it it would have a different tone it was just kind of neat
different tone it was just kind of neat
different tone it was just kind of neat so I’ve always said you know I’ll play a
so I’ve always said you know I’ll play a
so I’ve always said you know I’ll play a card or on stage of it sounds cool
so you put out a set of instructional
so you put out a set of instructional DVDs what kind of advice can you give to
DVDs what kind of advice can you give to
DVDs what kind of advice can you give to novice drummers buy my DVD that’s the
novice drummers buy my DVD that’s the
novice drummers buy my DVD that’s the best advice I can give you period and
best advice I can give you period and
best advice I can give you period and then watch it the one thing if you are a
then watch it the one thing if you are a
then watch it the one thing if you are a novice drummer and you watch it by all
novice drummer and you watch it by all
novice drummer and you watch it by all means never think for a second that oh
means never think for a second that oh
means never think for a second that oh my god I can’t do that because that’s
my god I can’t do that because that’s
my god I can’t do that because that’s the whole purpose of my DVDs and I think
the whole purpose of my DVDs and I think
the whole purpose of my DVDs and I think you can here’s how I do it here’s how I
you can here’s how I do it here’s how I
you can here’s how I do it here’s how I get to do all this crazy stuff these are
get to do all this crazy stuff these are
get to do all this crazy stuff these are all the little techniques and tricks and
all the little techniques and tricks and
all the little techniques and tricks and tips that I’ve taught myself because you
tips that I’ve taught myself because you
tips that I’ve taught myself because you know self-taught drummer I just had a
know self-taught drummer I just had a
know self-taught drummer I just had a really good time with it and I just had
really good time with it and I just had
really good time with it and I just had fun you know and it is really fun and I
fun you know and it is really fun and I
fun you know and it is really fun and I just wanted to make it so anybody a
just wanted to make it so anybody a
just wanted to make it so anybody a drummer a guitarist or bassist or non
drummer a guitarist or bassist or non
drummer a guitarist or bassist or non musician whatsoever could just you know
musician whatsoever could just you know
musician whatsoever could just you know enjoy it and go hey I was two hours well
enjoy it and go hey I was two hours well
enjoy it and go hey I was two hours well spent
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