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Pete Lockett interview 2005

This interview was taken for Noiseland.net.

COMPOSING, PERFORMING AND RECORDING AS A PERCUSSIONIST
Q1. You seem to be a practical ethnomusicologist. How conscious are you of the ethnic background of the instrument vs. you uses for the instrument i.e., do you mold the instrument to your musical vision or play the instrument within the traditional rhythmic idioms? [I think what I am getting at here is the it has been said that every musician has a variation on a theme that they play off of- they rewrite the same sound over and over, if you will. But, since percussion instruments are so rooted in culture, do you find you mindset changing when you play a conga vs. a frame drum? Obviously Latin/calypso/salsa is very different from traditional Arabic music. Most non-percussionists have no way of incorporating those differences into their oeuvre.  
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Q2 What part of your work is traditional and what part is personal style?
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Q3 Can you tell me about the differences of studying with a traditional master vs. learning how to play an instrument by yourself? I assume you have done both?
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Q4 Do you require a recording engineer that has specific knowledge of the instruments and how they should be miked?
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Q5There is something primal and mystical about listening to percussion and viewing a percussionist. Some primal experiences I can remember are watching voodoo drumming or seeing Nana Nana Vasconcelos playing the berimbau or listening Mickey Hart's Apocalypse Now sessions - all of which are very different from, say, the superheated Appolian energy of a Neal Peart. What part of you communicates through percussion?
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Q6 Are you aware of your audience while playing?
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Q7 How important is teaching to you and why is it important?
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Q8 Is there any room for collaboration in your film work, or is it all scored and straight session work?
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BEING A PERCUSSIONIST

Q9 Can anyone learn to play percussion- or are percussionists a breed apart?
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Q10 Are drummers different than other musicians? 
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Q11 Are percussionists different from drummers?
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Q12 You have performed with some of the best drummers and percussionists on the planet. Is there a friendship or community there, or is this a technical and artistic challenge and chance to expand rhythmic horizons?
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BEING A MUSICIAN FROM THE UK
Q12.5 The UK seems to be a great home, if not the home, of musical ingenuity? Any thoughts as to why?
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Q14 Can you tell me about your self-made percussion instruments?
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Q15 Do you like touring?
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Q16 What are you first musical memories?
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Q17 What are the top five interests ?
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Q18 What is your favourite part of the world?
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Q19 Do you have musical goals? What is on your plate for the coming year?
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Q20 What is an average day for Pete Lockett like?
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Q21 What inspires you?
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Q22Where is your favourite place to play/perform?
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Q23 If you were in a room discussing creativity with professionals from around the world and were asked mention 5 things- from personal experience- that you felt where very important in your path as a creative person- what would you mention?
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Q24 What was the most important news item to you in the past year?
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Q25 What was the most important tool you acquired in the past five years?
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