Mickey Curry

But I applied and auditioned and I think, I mean what I realise now with Brit School and I think one of the reasons it's had a lot of success with its music department is there they're not actually generally looking for people that sort of virtuoso talent or that there's there's other music colleges that are brilliant for that Brits looking for potential and they're looking for when they see some people are like oh this this kid could go somewhere maybe or there's potential there that hasn't really been tapped or that they maybe haven't had the opportunities or met the right people that's more what they look for So I got a place and on my first day I met Dan Sells.

So we're both 16 years old and on our third day we started our first band.

This is Dan who's the lead singer in The Feeling.

We've been working together for some time now.

So we had three or four bands before we started.

came to what the feeling was.

But our first band, he played guitar and keys, but he was playing guitar in this.

And so it was like, well, I play guitar.

[rock music plays] Hello, I'm Michael Scott, and welcome to the Drummer's Pathway podcast, where I talk with drummers, educators, and artists about the creative and professional journeys that shaped their lives.

For this episode, I welcome back Mickey Curry for his second appearance on the podcast.

Over a career spanning more than five decades, Mickey has worked with artists including Bryan Adams, Hall & Oates, The Cult, Tom Cochrane, Alice Cooper, and many more, earning his place among the most respected drummers in the business.

In this episode, we reflect further upon his experiences working with many of the industry's top artists and producers, dealing with imposter syndrome, the importance of prioritizing a positive work/life balance, and the joy of finding inspiration through the work of others.

And now, let's get started with my conversation with Mickey Curry.

I recently had the chance to attend Bryan Adams' show in Hamilton, and I had the pleasure to connect with Pat Steward before the show.

And we were standing around raving about how iconic and impactful your drum parts were on those recordings.

Yeah, yeah.

I mean, you know, man, you know the, the, the stuff I, I love, you know, Mickey Curry and, and-

Yeah

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... for whatever.

Who cares? Um, but th- then there are kind of these, um, these other drummers that are, have a very low profile that I think of where I would like to be as a drummer, and that's Mickey Curry from Bryan Adams' band.

Um, Tico Torres, you know? Like, that, those guys are s- rock steady.

Um, I love their, uh, I love their feel.

That-

Some guy named Mickey Curry played drums, who's played with David Bowie, Tina Turner, Hall & Oates, Cher, Elvis Costello, Sam Phillips, Tom Waits, Survivor, The Cult, and Steve Jones.

So everybody that you just mentioned right there, I think is Bob Ezrin adjacent, adjacent.

Okay, maybe.