Theory And Practice

Michael Berubé discusses, at length, the merits of Charlie Watts as a drummer and doesn't even tell the "Your drummer? You're my singer!" anecdote. Still, it does have this little gem tucked in there somewhere:

[T]he great Elvin Jones, when asked in 1982 by Modern Drummer whether he’d gone to the 18-inch bass drum for a "jazzier, poppier sound," replying that he’d gotten an 18-inch bass drum because it fits in the trunk of his car. He’d always wanted one of those huge 28-inch Jelly Roll Morton-era bass drums, he explained, but he had to keep tying it to the top of his car, see, and it kept falling off. . . .