Back in 1976 (I was 16 years old then) I got my first drum kit which was made by Crown . Sparkle blue . It was the epitome of a POS kit ! After about a few months all the bolts had stripped . The casings started to break . The legs would give out and the bass drum would just roll on it's side , toms and all ! My friends would come over and watch me play because they knew the kit would take a dump in the middle of my playing and it would be hysterical !! I had become like a joke .
But I got the last laugh on them .
My next door neighbor was the lead singer to a popular Mexican band . They were pretty well know they were signed , with recordings , tv appearances , videos and were always touring . They brought him over to have a laugh . But the kit didn't take a dump . I was playing along to Tower Of Power and I got through the whole first side , starting with "Oakland Stroke" . He liked what he heard and drafted me into his band . A month later I was on the road touring with top notch musicians and getting payed . On the road for that first year I didn't need a kit because we were using backline or rental kits .
So yea ... true talent shines no matter what !
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