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The Triumph of Air Guitar
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Adrian Grenier, (yes, from Entourage), who plays actual drums with Gold in a band called The Honey Brothers (notably, with his drum set at the front of the stage), plays Power’s nemesis in the film. Because he was in South America, I asked him a few questions via email.
Björn Türoque: Which is more likely to get you laid, air drums or air guitar?
Adrian Grenier: Air drums and fresh breath.
Bjorn notes: I agree about the fresh breath–all air instrumentalists must strive for freshness of breath.
BT: You’re an actual drummer–but what’s your “go to” air drumming song?
AG: "Captain my Captain" By Slint.
Bjorn notes: Um, I think he means “Good Morning, Captain” by Slint, but mad props for his indie-cred.
BT: In order to be a good air drummer, doesn’t one have to be an actual drummer?
AG: Not at all. I think knowing real drums might even lock you into convention and your air drumming could suffer.
Bjorn notes: Yet both Gold and Grenier are actual drummers!
In fact, at the L.A. premiere party this week, which I crashed, Jennifer Barbosa, an attendee who plays an air drummer in the film, told me: “We were all hired on the basis of our drumming skills, because I don’t know if there are really enough people in the world who call themselves air drummers.”
Most partygoers I spoke to, including Jennifer, told me they thought that air drumming was sexier and cooler than air guitar, but I remain undeterred. Hell, I married my air guitar groupie.
There can’t possibly be air drumming groupies.
“There are air drum groupies,” Power informs me. “But as Power discovers, they are deaf. They hear the music the air drummer is playing with his hands.”
Which is more likely to get you laid? You decide:
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theparadiddler
Yes, Ari Gold may have taken air drumming just a 'tad' too far, but that doesn't mean it's not fun! Not only that, you could use air drumming to actually learn to play drums (and even as a form of practicing after you know how to play), but I don't think the same can be said about air guitar. I wrote a piece on my web site (TheParadiddler.com) regarding air drumming that may shed some light on how it can actually be a useful tool (if you can believe that!): "The Emergence of Air Drumming" - http://bit.ly/5fiQa
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