Growing Up in New York and Playing the Drums

The speaker discusses their experience growing up in New York and playing the drums, starting with their time in prep school where they began playing with others and attempting to emulate the styles of Jimi Hendrix and Cream. They reflect on the challenges they faced in trying to recreate the jazz drumming of Hendrix and Ginger Baker. The chapter also includes their decision to move to Ohio for college and their transition to the slower pace of life there.