221:Danny Carey (Tool, Green Jello, Carole King, Zaum, etc.)
The Trap Set with Joe Wong
Joe Wong
4.8 • 709 Ratings
🗓️ 21 August 2019
⏱️ 72 minutes
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Summary
Danny Carey is the rare artist with a wildly ambitious imagination, coupled with the virtuosic ability to manifest his singular ideas. Joe joined Danny at his Hollywood studio for one of our loosest, most freewheeling episodes yet! Danny talks about: growing up in Kansas City; his love of basketball; how his Midwestern work ethic helped him assassinate his competition; his love of Bill Bruford, Billy Cobham, and Tony Williams; playing in a country band with Jeff Buckley; the origins and creative dynamic of Tool; and how becoming a father changed his relationship to time. As an added bonus, Tool bassist Justin Chancellor dropped by near the end of the chat.
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| 0:00.0 | Hey folks, it's Joe. I'm coming to you from beautiful upstate New York, where I just finished mixing an album with the great Dave Friedman. |
| 0:08.3 | In many ways, the trap set helped reinvigorate me creatively, and I don't think I would have made this album had I not first made this show. |
| 0:16.5 | So thanks so much to all of you for listening. |
| 0:19.6 | Today we have an especially free-willing conversation with the great Danny Carey. |
| 0:24.9 | This was recorded at Danny's studio and his bassist Justin Chancellor joined the chat near the end. |
| 0:30.4 | During the conversation, Danny mentions being inspired by drummers such as Bill Bruford, |
| 0:35.6 | Billy Cobham, Phil Collins, and Dennis Chambers. |
| 0:39.1 | If you're new to the show, be sure to check out past episodes featuring all of those drummers |
| 0:44.4 | for free wherever you get your podcasts. Now let's do the show. |
| 0:49.1 | Dude, I just want to grow and become a better, or be more open to my bandmates. |
| 0:55.0 | And just, when we get in that room together, just go, fuck, man, it's just, it's a sacred thing, man. This is Joe Wong. |
| 1:16.8 | Welcome to the Trap Set. |
| 1:18.4 | I want to play something for you. |
| 1:22.0 | I hate... |
| 1:22.1 | I hate... |
| 1:22.2 | ...a... |
| 1:23.6 | ...and... ...and... You're hearing Anima by Tool, featuring my guest, Danny Carey on drums. |
| 1:43.3 | Born in Kansas City, Carrie moved to Los Angeles after college, featuring my guest Danny Carey on drums. |
| 1:45.4 | Born in Kansas City, |
| 1:47.8 | Kerry moved to Los Angeles after college and began working with a diverse group of musicians |
| 1:50.6 | ranging from Carol King to Jeff Buckley to Green Jello. |
| 1:55.9 | Carrie's signature style began to materialize |
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