Bernard Purdie
Callin' the hit-maker: Pretty Purdie reveals the truth behind his heavy-hitting breaks
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No matter what you do, you gotta remember where the 1 is.
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'Rock Steady' was the biggest mistake of Aretha's life. But it was my intro to making money.
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It took a long time for me to be lazy, ’cause I had to perfect it and that was the hard part.
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There are four drummers on The Beatles music, and Ringo's not one of them.
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It's the funniest thing in the world, ’cause it looks like I'm biting down on her breasts.
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Interviewer
Eothen "Egon" Alapatt
Eothen "Egon" Alapatt came to fame as the brainiac business manager of Stones Throw records, though his roots lie in crate-digging and rifling through phone directories to track down the names and faces behind history’s most obscure acetates, private-press funk LPs and jazz masterpieces. These days he puts these sleuthing talents to use in running his own archive label Now Again and managing legendary hip hop producer Madlib. He’s also an incredibly snappy dresser.
