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Let There Be Drums!

"Let There Be Drums!" examines the personal struggles that so many musicians and their families have faced, the nature of how music passes from generation to generation, and the essential role that drumming plays in human life.

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Justin Kreutzmann

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Julian Figgy Delan

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Bill Kreutzmann

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For years of my life
as a kid, - Let There Be Drums!

For years of my life as a kid,

But there's still always
something so special - Let There Be Drums!

But there's still always something so special

Being at 14
and losing your father, - Let There Be Drums!

Being at 14 and losing your father,

And I did find some huge amount
of closure, for me, - Let There Be Drums!

And I did find some huge amount of closure, for me,

And the guys that weren't
singing or playing guitar, - Let There Be Drums!

And the guys that weren't singing or playing guitar,

The closest guy to it
is probably his son, - Let There Be Drums!

The closest guy to it is probably his son,

The closest I've ever heard
the foot is Jason Bonham. - Let There Be Drums!

The closest I've ever heard the foot is Jason Bonham.

It's all something
that you're born with, - Let There Be Drums!

It's all something that you're born with,

I don't actually remember
being taught as such. - Let There Be Drums!

I don't actually remember being taught as such.

I remember I couldn't reach
the hi-hat pedal properly, - Let There Be Drums!

I remember I couldn't reach the hi-hat pedal properly,

[drums playing] - Let There Be Drums!

[drums playing]

[imitating drum beat] - Let There Be Drums!

[imitating drum beat]

[Sandy Nelson] I didn't really
show much hope - Let There Be Drums!

[Sandy Nelson] I didn't really show much hope

And I'd play these fake
little jazz chords, - Let There Be Drums!

And I'd play these fake little jazz chords,

So, I went with drums
for 60 years. - Let There Be Drums!

So, I went with drums for 60 years.

[Bill Gibson]
Huey and the News, - Let There Be Drums!

[Bill Gibson] Huey and the News,

I sure remember
being 13, 14 years old - Let There Be Drums!

I sure remember being 13, 14 years old

[Slim Jim Phantom] Sandy Nelson
I believe was the first one - Let There Be Drums!

[Slim Jim Phantom] Sandy Nelson I believe was the first one

[drums playing] - Let There Be Drums!

[drums playing]

The story is that John Bonham
was wondering what I did. - Let There Be Drums!

The story is that John Bonham was wondering what I did.

John drove his son nuts, Jason, - Let There Be Drums!

John drove his son nuts, Jason,

And then, Jerry Allison,
he's certainly one - Let There Be Drums!

And then, Jerry Allison, he's certainly one

"I must have listened
to this one 100 times, - Let There Be Drums!

"I must have listened to this one 100 times,

[Jerry Allison]
I think we were like some - Let There Be Drums!

[Jerry Allison] I think we were like some

And I think
Buddy Holly, - Let There Be Drums!

And I think Buddy Holly,

[Tre Cool] All the old drummers - Let There Be Drums!

[Tre Cool] All the old drummers

You could hear-- anyway,
they're turned down a bit, - Let There Be Drums!

You could hear-- anyway, they're turned down a bit,

[tapping beat] - Let There Be Drums!

Contagious like a drug,
like coke, - Let There Be Drums!

Contagious like a drug, like coke,

You know, if it wasn't
for Little Richard, - Let There Be Drums!

You know, if it wasn't for Little Richard,

Richard is the architect
of rock and roll, - Let There Be Drums!

Richard is the architect of rock and roll,

Most drummers I know
are like jazz drummers, - Let There Be Drums!

Most drummers I know are like jazz drummers,

But I was mostly, you know,
just hillbilly music, - Let There Be Drums!

But I was mostly, you know, just hillbilly music,

And when I was about four
or five years old, - Let There Be Drums!

And when I was about four or five years old,

Like big gumbo pots
sound like a conga - Let There Be Drums!

Like big gumbo pots sound like a conga

When I was playing
in my bedroom, - Let There Be Drums!

When I was playing in my bedroom,

[Charles] I used to make
a lot of noise, - Let There Be Drums!

[Charles] I used to make a lot of noise,

Just have patience, he got
to learn some kind of way." - Let There Be Drums!

Just have patience, he got to learn some kind of way."

[pot banging] - Let There Be Drums!

- [cheers and applause]
- Ralph, please! - Let There Be Drums!

- [cheers and applause] - Ralph, please!

[Stewart] And we're playing
at the Embassy Beach Club, - Let There Be Drums!

[Stewart] And we're playing at the Embassy Beach Club,

♪ We gotta get out
of this place ♪ - Let There Be Drums!

♪ We gotta get out of this place ♪

I'm 12, she's 15,
and she's dancing to my beat. - Let There Be Drums!

I'm 12, she's 15, and she's dancing to my bea...

I could never get
Janet McRoberts' attention - Let There Be Drums!

I could never get Janet McRoberts' attention

But there's this instrument,
this music, - Let There Be Drums!

But there's this instrument, this music,

The feeling of connection,
of making people move, - Let There Be Drums!

The feeling of connection, of making people move,

We always have to remember,
tempos are emotion. - Let There Be Drums!

We always have to remember, tempos are emotion.

You know, when you say BPM,
60 BPM, - Let There Be Drums!

You know, when you say BPM, 60 BPM,

And then, when you bring
that tempo up, - Let There Be Drums!

And then, when you bring that tempo up,

Right, and then bump it up
a little bit more, - Let There Be Drums!

Right, and then bump it up a little bit more,

You know, you get into, like,
"I want to break stuff." - Let There Be Drums!

You know, you get into, like, "I want to break stuff.&q...

That's the importance
of rhythm within the music - Let There Be Drums!

That's the importance of rhythm within the music

[John Densmore] Won't work
without the inner metronome. - Let There Be Drums!

[John Densmore] Won't work without the inner metronome.

And that internal heartbeat - Let There Be Drums!

And that internal heartbeat

And it doesn't matter
whether it's reggae, - Let There Be Drums!

And it doesn't matter whether it's reggae,

It's something--
something that when-- - Let There Be Drums!

It's something-- something that when--

It could be maybe explained
to somebody-- - Let There Be Drums!

It could be maybe explained to somebody--

It's not a matter of,
"No, hold the sticks like this, - Let There Be Drums!

It's not a matter of, "No, hold the sticks like th...

I think my feel naturally
is a push. - Let There Be Drums!

I think my feel naturally is a push.

It's just the way I am,
it's the way I play, - Let There Be Drums!

It's just the way I am, it's the way I play,

You know, guitar was cool
and everything, - Let There Be Drums!

You know, guitar was cool and everything,

[Taylor] I saw Steven Adler,
the drummer of Guns N' Roses, - Let There Be Drums!

[Taylor] I saw Steven Adler, the drummer of Guns N' Ros...

And he had a coke stroke, - Let There Be Drums!

And he had a coke stroke,

And I, like, went up to him,
and I hugged him, - Let There Be Drums!

And I, like, went up to him, and I hugged him,

"You know how many houses
got destroyed - Let There Be Drums!

"You know how many houses got destroyed

"Because of your drum beats,
and 'Welcome to the Jungle,' - Let There Be Drums!

"Because of your drum beats, and 'Welcome to the J...

"They wanted to fuck,
and do drugs, and party, - Let There Be Drums!

"They wanted to fuck, and do drugs, and party,

[Mickey] Most of the rhythms
that we have here - Let There Be Drums!

[Mickey] Most of the rhythms that we have here

[pitched drums playing] - Let There Be Drums!

[pitched drums playing]

And that's what it
was originally used for, - Let There Be Drums!

And that's what it was originally used for,

[music] - Let There Be Drums!

And it kind of does something
to the brain cells. - Let There Be Drums!

And it kind of does something to the brain cells.

And that's the magic.
That's the mystery. - Let There Be Drums!

And that's the magic. That's the mystery.

And then you think--
well, I mean, like I say, - Let There Be Drums!

And then you think-- well, I mean, like I say,

And that's my point
as a drummer from Africa - Let There Be Drums!

And that's my point as a drummer from Africa

- Exactly.
- Stoner boys, - Let There Be Drums!

- Exactly. - Stoner boys,

They weren't just
a "boom-cha, boom-cha." - Let There Be Drums!

They weren't just a "boom-cha, boom-cha."

I call myself a four-sided
schizophrenic, - Let There Be Drums!

I call myself a four-sided schizophrenic,

You have to be able-- it's more
than patting your head - Let There Be Drums!

You have to be able-- it's more than patting your head

When you get that down
in music, - Let There Be Drums!

When you get that down in music,

And that is really fine,
'cause you sit back there, - Let There Be Drums!

And that is really fine, 'cause you sit back there,

[music] - Let There Be Drums!

And Jerry calls me and says,
"Hey, you wanna be in a band?" - Let There Be Drums!

And Jerry calls me and says, "Hey, you wanna be in a ba...

[Jerry] So, I talked to him,
and he was-- - Let There Be Drums!

[Jerry] So, I talked to him, and he was--

He was just like...
[speaking gibberish] - Let There Be Drums!

He was just like... [speaking gibberish]

For something about this guy, - Let There Be Drums!

For something about this guy,

I didn't realize what
a truly strange person he was - Let There Be Drums!

I didn't realize what a truly strange person he was

Then that was a whole other-- - Let There Be Drums!

Then that was a whole other--

You know why?
'Cause every time - Let There Be Drums!

You know why? 'Cause every time

Then it's like
2:00 in the morning, - Let There Be Drums!

Then it's like 2:00 in the morning,

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"Let There Be Drums!" examines the personal struggles that so many musicians and their families have faced, the nature of how music passes from generation to generation, and the essential role that drumming plays in human life.

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Director: Justin Kreutzmann

Writer: Justin Kreutzmann, Kevin Lincoln

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Genre: documentary, music

Year: 2022

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ImdbRating: 6.8

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Released: 28 Oct 2022

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