KISS' Eric Singer talks 30 years as a hard rockin' drum hero
By David West / Music Radar.com
Eric Singer has been up late watching basketball but there�s no sign of fatigue when we sit down to talk to KISS�s Catman about his life in music.
Over a 30-plus-year career, the fast-talking, heavy-hitting singer has played with guitar legends Gary Moore, Brian May and Lita Ford, joined Black Sabbath for three years and worked extensively with Alice Cooper. But there are few bigger gigs in rock than KISS.
�Life works in funny ways and I don�t regret the choices I�ve made or didn�t make,� says Singer. �I have a lot of stories when I was asked to be in bands and said no and those bands were successful, but sometimes by staying the course, some connection I made manifested later down the line. Things happen for a reason.�
Singer�s drum heroes include Buddy Rich and Vinnie Colaiuta, but the Kiss gig is all about power, energy and showmanship.
�Gary Moore said to me years ago, �If I�m doing rock, I want a rock drummer. There is nothing I hate worse than a rock drummer trying to be a fusion drummer.� And that stuck with me,� says Singer, who showed he can lay down the groove when backing Kiss�s Paul Stanley on his Soul Station project. �
Everybody doesn�t have to be Vinnie Colaiuta or Gregg Bissonette where you�re a chameleon. If you go, �I�m a rock drummer, that�s what I do,� that�s cool too, because you can make a living and be successful. So what works for you.�Eric Singer has been up late watching basketball but there�s no sign of fatigue when we sit down to talk to Kiss�s Catman about his life in music.
Over a 30-plus-year career, the fast-talking, heavy-hitting singer has played with guitar legends Gary Moore, Brian May and Lita Ford, joined Black Sabbath for three years and worked extensively with Alice Cooper. But there are few bigger gigs in rock than Kiss.
�Life works in funny ways and I don�t regret the choices I�ve made or didn�t make,� says Singer. �I have a lot of stories when I was asked to be in bands and said no and those bands were successful, but sometimes by staying the course, some connection I made manifested later down the line. Things happen for a reason.�
Singer�s drum heroes include Buddy Rich and Vinnie Colaiuta, but the Kiss gig is all about power, energy and showmanship.
�Gary Moore said to me years ago, �If I�m doing rock, I want a rock drummer. There is nothing I hate worse than a rock drummer trying to be a fusion drummer.� And that stuck with me,� says Singer, who showed he can lay down the groove when backing Kiss�s Paul Stanley on his Soul Station project. �
Everybody doesn�t have to be Vinnie Colaiuta or Gregg Bissonette where you�re a chameleon. If you go, �I�m a rock drummer, that�s what I do,� that�s cool too, because you can make a living and be successful. So what works for you.�
