This is interview excerpt is drummer Matt Frenette, at the height of 'Loverboy's' hit song, "Working for the Weekend," describing his mutt drumset. He starts out saying of his kit, "I've got so many different things."
Frenette's was the cover story for the March 1984 'Modern Drummer' magazine. Here is my 1984 introduction to his interview.
"Things happen fast in the world of rock 'n' roll. The first time Matt Frenette was interviewed for 'MD', people were raving about 'Loverboy' on the West Coast, but the group's popularity did not yet extend to the East Coast.
"The interview was therefore intended to be a portrait of an up-and-coming new artist.
"However, before we had the chance to publish that interview, 'Loverboy's' success had spread across the country. Since Matt Frenette's position in the drumming world had skyrocketed along the group's popularity, we are now presenting an expanded feature interview with 'Loverboy's' drummer."
I will post Frenette's full interview audio soon.