Re: All this U2 (and Eno) talk...

[Per Boysen <perboysen@gmail.com>]

Thank you, that was a great article!

Greetings from Sweden

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On Thu, Jun 16, 2011 at 2:09 AM, Hoby Ebert <list2@moondogeast.org> wrote:
> …made me think of this article.
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> http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2011/04/25/110425fa_fact_bilger
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> “Our own” Mr. Eno figures quite prominently in the latter half of the
> article and he tells a great (at least I thought so) story about Larry
> Mullen Jr.
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> Here’s a very brief snippet:
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> The idea of studying drummers had come from Brian Eno, the composer, 
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> worked with U2, David Byrne, David Bowie, and some of the world’s most
> rhythmically gifted musicians. He owned a studio a few blocks away, in a
> converted stable on a cobblestoned cul-de-sac, and had sent an e-mail
> inviting a number of players to participate in Eagleman’s study. “The
> question is: do drummers have different brains from the rest of us?” Eno
> said. “Everyone who has ever worked in a band is sure that they do.”
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