{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The Rich Redmond Show","title":"What It Takes to Play Drums for Ozzy Osbourne | Tommy Clufetos","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":6127,"description":"Rock drumming powerhouse Tommy Clufetos sits down with Rich Redmond and Jim McCarthy to talk about the reality of life at the top of rock, why every gig matters, and how “playing at” rock is killing the feel in modern music.\nTommy goes deep on growing up in Detroit hauling gear for his dad’s band at age seven, earning gigs with Ted Nugent and Alice Cooper the hard way, and spending 15 years on the road with Ozzy and Black Sabbath. He breaks down drum solos as part of the show, his love/hate relationship with click tracks, and why he’d rather drive 16 hours to a gig and crush it than complain about the grind.\nIf you care about groove, conviction, and the craft of being a pro drummer, this one’s a masterclass in attitude and work ethic.\nTimed Highlights:\n00:00 Cold open: “Pound Town” drum container practice idea\n03:45 Looking like a musician: leather jackets, visual brand, and “leather and latte season”\n08:10 Old‑school parenting: no phone, no TV, and raising a kid on ’50s/’60s/blues\n12:30 Meeting his wife on a Rob Zombie–directed CSI episode and reconnecting in Vegas\n16:55 Leaving L.A. for Nashville and why he loves the South’s “old‑school” feel\n21:40 Detroit roots: hauling gear for his dad’s band at age seven and baptism by fire\n27:05 First time sitting in: Moni Moni, kids going wild, and learning patience for the gig\n31:30 Playing for Mitch Ryder, Alto Reed, and getting in front of Ted Nugent\n36:15 The Ted Nugent test: three rounds of 20 songs, winter drives, and 4 a.m. wake‑ups\n42:40 Ozzy years: respect, leadership, and why Tommy won’t casually say “best friend”\n48:20 Black Sabbath dynamics: serving Ozzy, Tony, and Geezer all at once\n53:10 Planes, not buses: the grind of top‑level international touring\n57:45 Clicks vs feel: why real rock needs to breathe and follow the crowd\n1:03:20 Using a flashing light only as a tempo reference in Sabbath, then turning it off\n1:07:40 Instagram drumming, overplaying, and why younger players “play at” music\n1:12:55 Holiday Inn...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/uQDt_20tG-UB4ylvnw4eoaY_3UiI5oN-5Eu2JNFFxmA/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9jNjBi/OGI0NGEzOWQ2NTJl/MjdiZWUwNGRkNDdl/NDM0NC5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}