From the desk of: Stuart

“Fill Collins”

EI: Has anyone ever spelled his name “Fill Collins” out of respect for his performance on “In the Air Tonight?”

DK: If they didn’t, they missed a big opportunity. That is a moment where man and drum connect, bound to the earth through passion and strength. If drum fills are meat, that’s prime rib. The irony is that the first half of the song is an 808 drum machine, probably programmed by Phil himself. This shows his dedication to new technologies even though he was a bad-ass on the tubs. In no way was he threatened by little buttons and bleeping lights. Phil knows himself.

You all know I already stand behind [almost] anything Dave King says, but when he was quoted as saying, “double fuck Don Henley,” my respect for him doubled.

From Do The Math, the Bad Plus blog (run by Ethan Iverson).