An Interview with Carl Palmer
Obviously, most people know you as the drummer from Emerson, Lake and Palmer and later as the drummer for Asia. And you have played with the most incredible musicians in rock and roll history and then some. But let's talk about this new band - this Carl Palmer Band, the one that played here a few nights ago. It is an all-new band. So, how do you rate the musicians in this band and what can you tell me about them? I think you have to realize that the standard of the musicianship that's in the band at the moment is incredibly high. Obviously the music is well-known and it is part of the staple diet of America's radio in a way and a lot of people know what Emerson Lake and Palmer did in the past. So if you get great music and you've got great musicians playing it - it's everything you could ever ask for really. Obviously, it is always better to have great material to play and there is a wealth of material from Emerson, Lake and Palmer. So it is not all original class...