Kenny Aronoff: Game-Changing Moment

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11 жыл бұрын

Kenny began his career studying timpani with Vic Firth! Vic helped Kenny audition and eventually get accepted to the Tanglewood Music Festival.
Kenny then later auditioned for the Aspen school of music. Thinking he did not get accepted, Kenny already planned his summer accordingly. After realizing he had not checked his school mail box, Kenny was shocked to discover he was not only accepted but had to be there in two weeks!
While at Aspen, Kenny met George Gaber who was a professor of percussion at Indiana University. Kenny then decided to go and get his performance degree at Indiana.
While attending school in Bloomington, Indiana - Kenny gets the opportunity to audition for John Cougar Mellencamp. Kenny then decides to go back to his roots of playing drum set after being a classically trained musician!
Kenny auditions for the band and gets the gig! He then goes out to L.A. with John Mellencamp to record an album. After a short dispute with John, Kenny goes on to record the now infamous air-drum solo from 'Jack and Diane'!

Пікірлер: 78

@gordgibson6654 Жыл бұрын

And you know what, Kenny? I'm turning 68 years soon and I'm still playing and singing "Hurt so Good" ! Long live ROCK

@m1bennett 9 жыл бұрын

i could listen to him teach and tell stories all day long. Great drummer, Great man

@aarongrooms8881 2 жыл бұрын

Kenny, your my favorite drummer. I'm a 49 year old drummer of 45 years. When "Jack and Diane " dropped, and you came down in the middle, that was my euika moment. You've been my teacher ever since. You're the groove master and I love you.

@MDUBE5999 Жыл бұрын

That's quite the story & roster of accomplishments!! Funny how it all leads to another.... . ... Congratulations! WHOA Kenny!!

@Runepriest442 9 жыл бұрын

Man such an Inspiration and one of the best ROCK drummers of ALL TIME!

@EarthtonesCymbals Жыл бұрын

My game changes a little bit more every time I see & hear Kenny playing and speaking. Peace and love to everyone out there!

@loudrimshot 10 жыл бұрын

Kenny, I remember, years ago, I had signed up for a master class with you along with 5 other students, at the Long Island Drum Center. the day of the master class none of the other students showed up. It was just you and me and it was cool.

@ramonkey2939 8 жыл бұрын

Hard work pays!!!!!!

@NIKONGUY1960 8 жыл бұрын

Wow. So much respect for him. Interesting to hear this.

@Nuxunumo 9 жыл бұрын

I have watched this several times and I NEVER get tried of it. Hugely inspiring !!!!!

@pdk213 2 жыл бұрын

Read his book. Great life story.

@steveelam4810 6 жыл бұрын

Very humbling,grew up lstening to this guys chops,so cool to here his story. Passion rules

@MsEvafarrell 11 жыл бұрын

Kenny, I have always said what an awesome drummer you are. My parents were deaf, but they could feel vibrations, if they were alive today I would ask you if they could sit next to your drums and enjoy the awesome rock and roll you do today. I will always have the deepest respect and love for you! Kenny Rocks! Eva

@macp988 6 жыл бұрын

Great drumming personality, a real pleasure to listen to him

@gmorton731 11 жыл бұрын

AWESOME story--I've always admired this guy as a musician--after hearing this I have even more respect 4 him not only as a drummer but as a person as well

@musiqsoundsproductions Жыл бұрын

This man has put so much into reaching where he is now. Read his book!

@alphadogstudio 7 жыл бұрын

Great story and a great lesson to everyone. It's not about you it's about serving the song

@Holygasoline 3 жыл бұрын

What a guy and inspiration, so levelled too . Love his playing and his style he's a real one off just awesome .

@hereisjvm 7 жыл бұрын

Fantastic! You rose to it, every time!

@trickg1 10 жыл бұрын

VERY cool vid. So many people think that opportunities just fall into your lap, when in fact you usually have to bust your ass, pay your dues, and make your own opportunities - that's what Kenny Aronoff did.

@cerimccoy 8 жыл бұрын

One of the greatest

@beachlady425 11 жыл бұрын

Kenny is what happens when you follow your passion, Loving what you do is priceless. Kenny Aronoff....it shows. Vic loved you!

@Tubenbroad 10 жыл бұрын

Cool! Thanks for sharing!

@kylestewart4444 7 жыл бұрын

It sounds like Vic was sort of a stern father figure for him at a fairly early age which plays such a huge part in becoming disciplined and hardworking.

@alexhess4925 6 жыл бұрын

He helped with the mellencamp sound track of the 80's-greatness, still listen to his albums.

@1959jmckfotb 11 жыл бұрын

Kenny provided me with an early game-changing moment in my own life and career. My first experience in performance medicine (I'm an ENT) was being called down to the Fillmore West in San Fran to see Marty Balin, . After seeing Marty, Kenny befriended me, and literally spent the entire evening with me; his respect for me, and interest in me, created moments that were life changing to me. It gave me the confidence to move forward with the idea that I could excel at these things professionally.

@terryhobart279 6 жыл бұрын

What a great person and oh yeah probably the best drummer out there now.....what a classy guy

@Maverikk68 10 жыл бұрын

I need to show this video to my longtime friend who I recently had enough of as a drummer I played with. I booted him for his refusal to listen and doing things his way. It doesn't work like that, whether you are in a famous guy's band or not. The drummer's job is to serve the song, not himself. Kenny realized that, and look at the results! Excellent story!

@crimsun7186 9 жыл бұрын

Maverikk68 As Daniel Glass would say: "I always say that a drummer's job is to make people dance. But so many drummers are stuck in Drummerland and forget that. You have to be in Musicland, which is where all the other members of the band are."

@christianboddum8783 8 жыл бұрын

+Crimson Sunrise I played aside one of the top guitarists of my country years ago. he said; watch the girls, if they dance you've got it right, you can always rock the guys, but if you can get the girls dancing at the same time then you've got it.

@fireyourrocketts 6 жыл бұрын

That is correct. This is a great personal story, I really enjoyed watching it; the part I love the most is that even with the discipline and dedication, not to mention the talent, one needs the chance and the opportunity; Kenny had that at that time and that makes a huge difference. I have always approached drumming as part of the band and the band as a conversation, no matter what it is being interpreted; I am not even a soloist; I do not study for soloing, I study to be part of something as a whole, to make music, not just noise, many drummers go for speed and display and showmanship, I rather lay back as much as possible and blend with the band, the part I do not like about drumming is that drums are always the center of attraction in a band, yet, I went nowhere with this line of thinking and acting my whole life and nobody knows my name, and that is fine but like me, there are thousands out there. The life changing point is to strike luck, a bit of it is needed, otherwise your life will be changing into a different careers like mine did. I do not regret it. I play the part that life gives me to play. Can not fight destiny. Nobody gets really discovered anymore and nobody approach anyone to offer you a record deal or a walk in a studio to record with Mr. or Mrs. already famous hot artist. If it is in your path, you will get it, if it is not, it does not matter how disciplined and talented you are; you will stay where you are and eventually will fade out.

@musiqsoundsproductions Жыл бұрын

To a certain degree yes. That doesn't mean the drummer can't have any input or say in matters. Unless he gets paid as such.

@netzah3488 7 жыл бұрын

Massive Respect

@todddrummer4350 10 жыл бұрын

Glad he didn't let Mellencamp send him home ! One of my adolescent fantasies was to take over on drums if Kenny ever left JCM....He did leave but JCM had lost a lot of his soul and convictions by that time....plus nobody called. LOL

@joecoleman288 7 жыл бұрын

I've watched a number of these "Game-Changing Moments" and it seems like the most common lessons are being highly prepared, and meeting someone who propels them. Sort of like the definition of Luck: Where preparation meets opportunity.

@JasonLeonPike 11 жыл бұрын

Awesome story man! ...I wasn't even going to watch this one and it's one of the best! GCM - good idea. Thank you.

@ShellyManne1 2 жыл бұрын

Legend

@SonicRave1 2 жыл бұрын

He goes even further with thatMellencamp story in the rock doc Hired Guns.

@caliskaterdrummer 11 жыл бұрын

Man I love this Mellencamp "you're going home/No I'm not." story. So inspiring!

@brianlangsford6710 11 жыл бұрын

One of the Greatest!!!! Ever!!

@MireWolf29 11 жыл бұрын

True professional right there!

@Drumming-Life 8 жыл бұрын

Amazing story!

@danielsmith-gw7lz 6 жыл бұрын

Whoa. This guy is amazing.

@1111Paiste 11 жыл бұрын

By far the BEST game-changing moment story!

@moscato1ca 11 жыл бұрын

Very cool!

@jedfriedland1520 3 жыл бұрын

What an inspiring story. High character individual.

@mjsgambati 11 жыл бұрын

what an amazing story right there

@joeblechl8843 2 жыл бұрын

I think I was the only one who knew Kenny was drumming with the Bow Deans at my Quad/Graphic company picnic... back in the day.

@DJC955 10 жыл бұрын

A dedicated humble musician is always gonna triumph over a very skilled cocky musician. As a person that's lead many groups, I've always given the spot, no matter what instrument, to the most dedicated musician; they've got potential and can only get better, unlike a cocky musician that only does what they want, even if they are the best.

@sody2000 10 жыл бұрын

yeah man!

@drumr72 2 жыл бұрын

Kenny is the man. I got a good one. Fired by my band for not being able to nail the click track consistently - two years later after busting my ass with lessons and hours of practice, I get hired back by same band! They came courting me which was the funny part, but there was no bad blood and we went on to have a decent career in the 90s. Inspiration can come from amazing places we sometimes don't realize we are connected to. Kenny found his true potential and took off with it.

@pgalatioto 11 жыл бұрын

Hell yea!

@momofpootie1 11 жыл бұрын

Embracing adversity ......... awesome!!!!

@jdamicoofficial 4 жыл бұрын

Incredible story with JCM

@drumavidcheckupz4792 10 жыл бұрын

His Higher Self came through on that moment with Mellencamp.

@carlreynolds1111 2 жыл бұрын

Hey told mellencamp no Dude that’s tight then he comes back kicks major ass That’s what I mean Kenny way to go

@krioni86sa 7 жыл бұрын

So you have identical twin brother :)

@mrshanejd 10 жыл бұрын

you said it man serve the song not yourself

@MikeNewland 11 жыл бұрын

Great stories! You really warm to him. As I see it the drum kit is effectively more or less a different instrument depending on the style. Rock playing is utterly different to triplet based jazz for example. The fact that you can play one does not mean you are good at the other. So no surprise if a 'complicated music' player can't do a Charlie Watts impersonation.

@danfriend9567 8 жыл бұрын

Boy,I bet it was hard to get Kenny to talk about himself.

@djschrum 10 жыл бұрын

I only need to know one thing....what happened with the cellist ?

@totigerus 6 жыл бұрын

i was thinking the same thing!

@matmelton 9 жыл бұрын

IM LIKE WHAT! 7:22

@75DrummerBoy 9 жыл бұрын

At least he stay loyal to Vic even though he switched to Evens heads unlike Anton Fig that totally sold out and jumped ship to Pro Mark!

@OllieSticksman 8 жыл бұрын

+75DrummerBoy got to go with what is best though.

@75DrummerBoy 7 жыл бұрын

Ollie Sticksman Going with the best and staying with the best is one thing. Selling out for the money is another! Remo and Vic Firth are not made by the same company like ProMark and Evens is. That right there is selling out!

@fireyourrocketts 6 жыл бұрын

Oh boy, I am not a very good drummer; I need a big kit to disguise that, lol, I would have been fired if he says to me I need to play with a very basic kit because I would have responded like " I do not tell you what type of mic to use for singing do I?" this happened to me in a band I was where we were playing at a local county fair and there was this yellow, I think yamaha drum set at the stage where all 14 bands that were participating had to use..thing is I was at that time playing pearls and I am very personal with my kit, the way it is because an instrument is a very personal thing! so I fell into a big fight with the stage manager and my band director about this; they said "well everyone have played with them drums with not issues" and I said "I am not everyone" needless to said, it ended up me accepting to use their drums but with my hardware from my own set which it was configured already to my liking and confort; we played and the band fired me after...lol...they called me a month later when they could not find a suitable drummer yet to take my place; we mutually apologised and that was that! that was a life changing for me as I learn you have to always stick to your guns; sometimes makes sense, other times we would have to yield. It is hard when anyone comes and tells a drummer; you are playing too hard, or that kit is too big, or your heads are out of tune or your cymbals are too bright in its sounds..no other musician takes so much abuses and intrusion in a band than the drummer!