589 – Rick Marotta: Less is More

In this podcast I talked to drummer, Rick Marotta who has played on records for a list of artists that reads like a who’s who in the music industry.  You can hear Rick on records from Aretha Franklin, Carly Simon, Steely Dan, James Taylor, Paul Simon, John Lennon, Hall & Oates, Stevie Nicks, Wynonna, Roy Orbison, Todd Rundgren, Roberta Flack, Peter Frampton, Quincy Jones, Jackson Browne, Waylon Jennings, Randy Newman, Kenny G., the Jacksons, Crosby, Stills & Nash, and many others.

“Success does not consist in never making mistakes but in never making the same one a second time.” – George Bernard Shaw

In this episode you’ll hear Rick Marotta talk about:

• How he got started playing drums…at 19 years old
• His first “gig”
• His “less is more” approach
• His favorite songs that he’s played
• Advice for upcoming players
• Much Much more

Resource and links mentioned

James Taylor – Hour the Morning Comes
Boz Scaggs – Breakdown Dead Ahead 
Steely Dan – The making of Peg