Nando's Favourites
Band - The Beatles
Drummer - Andy Newmark
Beatles Album - Abbey Road
Non Beatles Album - The Royal Scam - Steely Dan
Pop Song - Baker Street Gerry Rafferty
Guitarist - Allan Holdsworth
Bass Player - Mark King
Jazz Pianist - Bill Evans
Male Vocalist - Gerry Rafferty
Female Vocalist - Barbra Streisand
Song I Wished I Played Drums On - Wuthering Heights Kate Bush
Actor - Al Pacino
Movie - A Bronx Tale
Live Concert - Level 42 At Royal Albert Hall 2001
Comedian - Rodney Dangerfield
British Comedy - Love Thy Neighbour
Football Team - Aston Villa
Football Match - Italy 3 Brazil 2 - 1982 World Cup ( Italy won the tournament!!)
All-time Football Player - Michel Platini
All-time Tennis Player - Byorn Borg
Nando-isms
- The P word is not practice, practice, practice but play, play, play.
- Be meticulous with every note you play and be thankful for the opportunity to play it.
- Pay peanuts, get monkeys. Advice for band managers.
- The worst thing that can happen when filling in for another drummer is the band telling me at the end of the night how well I played and how much feel I have compared to their regular drummer.
- Someone who owns recording equipment is not necessarily an engineer.
- I don't trust the musical opinion of anyone who can't play a C major scale( 2 octaves!)
- I once played for a "famous" singer who did not utter a single word to me. After I discovered that I was filling in for his brother it all made sense.
- Self discipline is a must to sur
- Someone who owns recording equipment is not necessarily an engineer.
- I don't trust the musical opinion of anyone who can't play a C major scale( 2 octaves!)
- I once played for a "famous" singer who did not utter a single word to me. After I discovered that I was filling in for his brother it all made sense.
- Self discipline is a must to survive. A sense of humour helps as well.
- The most solid backbeat in drumming belongs to Andy Newmark. Listen to Lennon's Double Fantasy or Roxy Music's Avalon before you think you disagree.
- There are no limits to learning. If you are good you strive to be better.
- A teenage friend of mine told me that Jon Farriss of INXS was his all-time favourite drummer. I couldn't take anything he said seriously after that.
- Studying with Chad Wackerman made me realise how many drummers in Sydney are "just pretending".
- I studied common sense more than I studied drumming.
- My favourite part of my drumset are my
- A teenage friend of mine told me that Jon Farriss of INXS was his all-time favourite drummer. I couldn't take anything he said seriously after that.
- Studying with Chad Wackerman made me realise how many drummers in Sydney are "just pretending".
- I studied common sense more than I studied drumming.
- My favourite part of my drumset are my invoices.
- The music industry is based on favours. Unfortunately, many of the people I have played alongside have short memories.
- The best thing about being a mediocre drummer is that you are always at your best.
Favourite Quotes
'Women and musicians first!'
'It's been a pleasure trying to play with you'
'The older I get the better I was'
'Is that the banjo player Porsche parked outside?'
'Please write all song requests on the back of a $50 dollar note'
'Most producers - "that was perfect, lets do one more'