090: Carmine Appice (Vanilla Fudge, Cactus, Rod Stewart, etc.)

The Trap Set with Joe Wong

Joe Wong

Joewong, Drums, Comedy, Performing Arts, Arts, Drummers

4.8 • 709 Ratings

🗓️ 28 September 2016

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

Carmine Appice first achieved mainstream recognition as the drummer for Vanilla Fudge. Over the subsequent 50 years, he has established himself as one of the most influential drummers in the history of rock. Carmine tells Joe about his time in a gang; collaborating with Cactus, Rod Stewart, and Vanilla Fudge; and why he was compelled to sleep with 4501 women.

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0:00.0	The Trap Set will always be available for free, but we rely on donations from our listeners.
0:05.4	Please visit our website at thetrapset.net and click Donate.
0:09.2	Subscribe to our show on iTunes, and if you enjoy what you hear, give us a review. This is Joe Wong.
0:27.6	Welcome to the Trapset, where each week we explore the lives of drummers.
0:32.6	I want to play something for you. Well, I'm saying no way on a parchment barred You're hearing Parchman Farm You're hearing Parchman Farm by Cactus, featuring my
1:00.0	Cactus, featuring my guest, Carmine A Piece on drums.
1:06.0	Raised in Brooklyn, New York,
1:09.0	Carmine first achieved mainstream success in the 1960s as a member of Vanilla Fudge.
1:15.6	His hard-hitting groove, big open sound, and flashy stage presence all factor into his status as one of the most influential figures in the history of rock drumming.
1:40.3	Over the course of the last 50 years, Carmine has worked with legendary artists including Jeff Beck, Rod Stewart, and Ozzy Osbourne.
1:46.0	Aside from his career as a player, his dynamic drum clinics and popular instructional books set the tone for modern drum education. I spoke to Carmine
1:52.0	earlier this year following the release of his autobiography, Stick It. And now our conversation with Carmine Apiece.
2:04.5	What happens when you go to Italy?
2:18.0	Do they call you Apice?
2:19.4	Apice, yeah.
2:22.1	Caramini Apicee.
2:25.6	Did you speak any Italian growing up?
2:29.5	No, my grandparents told our parents not to teach us Italian.
2:37.0	Oh, because they wanted you to assimilate. They wanted us to be true Americans. Well, that's the same thing.
2:38.0	You know, my father's Chinese and my mother's Irish, but I don't, you know, I don't...
2:43.0	I was wondering where the name Joe Wong came from and you don't look like old Joe Wong.
2:47.0	I'm the Joe Wong.
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