Richard Christy talks about being a drummer
Richard was inspired to play drums after hearing Alex Van Halen's drumming in the Van Halen song "Hot for Teacher". His skills were honed while living in a storage garage over a period of years in Florida. Since there were no neighbors to bother, Christy could practice his drumming well into the night without the worry of someone calling the police.
Christy has played in many bands, including Iced Earth, Burning Inside, Death and Control Denied. Christy joined Death after meeting Chuck Schuldiner in a bookstore while the band was looking for a new drummer after the departure of Gene Hoglan. Christy recorded three albums with Death (The Sound of Perseverance released in 1998, Live in L.A. (Death & Raw), 2001, and Live in Eindhoven, also 2001) and one album with Control Denied, The Fragile Art of Existence released in 1999. Some of his former bandmates have been interviewed by Howard 100 News where they understood his move to comedy, saying that his unusual sense of humor and antics kept them entertained while on tour.
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everybody's shocked that Richard Christy from the Howard Stern show was in Death. I was shocked that Richard Christy from Death was on the Howard Stern show
@Toothpick91
7 жыл бұрын
He still is on the Howard Stern show
@daddyrabbit835
7 жыл бұрын
Same here. Howard is an asshole too, he makes light of Richard's abilities.
@jasonharrison3873
7 жыл бұрын
A DAWG sammmeeee😂
@michaeltozzi3112
6 жыл бұрын
A DAWG Same!!
@rsn9394
6 жыл бұрын
Same
Playing drums and listening and playing Sound of Perseverance got me through high school . Great video
@SpyZ86
7 жыл бұрын
I guess you could say you...persevered through high school *puts on sunglasses*
To me, RC is the dude..he appreciates his good fortune, has lived with nothing and has used his talents and great personality to get him ahead in life. He doesn't feel entitled, he's earned it. He's now married to a beautiful woman, has his dream job making us laugh and can fall back on his other dream whenever he needs or wants to. Compared to some other Stern staffers Christy IS THE MAN. Rock on Richard!!!!
Richard is the coolest dude ever. So genuine but incredibly funny and talented. Awesome guy
Well he succeeded very well to create his own sound! The drumming on Death's The Sound of Perseverance is nothing like I have ever heard, just increadably good and most of all unique!
@Derazed85
7 жыл бұрын
BeardedButtCrack Even the drumming on Iced Earth's Horror Show is totally impeccable!
Sean Reinert, the drummer on Human, doesn't get enough recognition for his work with Death. I know his real band is Cynic, who are incredible, but the work he did on Human was really killer. That opening double bass fading in on Human is memorable.
@01theyounggun
4 жыл бұрын
proflonghair07 pretty random considering this video doesn’t feature Sean
@annaleebliss4618
4 жыл бұрын
Flatting of emotions is also my favorite Death intro and Human is also my personal favorite.💕👍😃😊😝
@superkatarsis
3 жыл бұрын
I think he does: everyone is talking about him! Justifiably so ☺️
@jajajajason4428
3 жыл бұрын
@@01theyounggun - True, but Richard has said before that Sean was one of his favorite drummers
I just added this video to my faaaaavorites.
Pretty fucking impressive....richard is my faaaaaaaaaaavorite
@justinrulesass
10 жыл бұрын
fuckin ay hahahaha i can't not think of him when i hear the word 'favorite"
That moment when u realize richard christie from the howard stern show play drums in death
@slimcrazy277
8 жыл бұрын
I just experienced that moment and I'm completely mind fucked!!
@jasonharrison3873
7 жыл бұрын
Seank C1tikal5000 more like when you realize that Richard Christie from death is on the Howard stern show
His passion for his art shines through, he can applied the same amount of dedication to his work on HS. Good on you Richard!
Chuck is legend....blessed are those who have met and hung out with him.
Richard is undoubtedly a bad ass drummer!! Great off-beat drum patterns and my favorite work of his is of course on The Sound of Perseverance - Death!
I'm a drummer and Richard has been one of my main role models to follow! His story is so amazing! Motivates me to keep on drumming and getting better everyday!! Definitely for me one of the best drummers in the world! Keep on rocking Richard!
This guy is such an amazing drummer, I just fucking love his work on the Sound of Perseverance!
he's not a douche, he is being honest. he's a really good drummer. 99% of drummers out there can't play what he does.
RIP Chuck and RIP Richard's hands!
5:21 That’s exactly what he did in Death. He created a unique style of drumming. I think one reason why The Sound of Perseverance is a bit ahead of the rest of the Death discography is the drums. Gene Hoglan is a great drummer as well but if it was him playing in that album, the songs wouldn’t be as original as they are now. If Chuck didn’t die and they continued producing albums together Richard playing in his style consistently, he would be much better known drummer today.
I friggin' love Richard Christy! Such a good hearted dude!
Holy fuck Richard Christy was in Death
@timmmmkay
7 жыл бұрын
No shit, sherlock. Check out Death Live in L.A.
@faureswanepoel1665
7 жыл бұрын
He was on Sound of Perseverance - do yourself the biggest favour and check him there
@dr.trichome6419
6 жыл бұрын
Plant Gollum even better he was in control denied!!! Wayyy better than death wayy
This is a great video. Richard is the man!
They are my faaaaaaavorite!
He's my faaaaavorite!!
Damn. What a nice guy. Very unassuming. Played in Death. In my opinion he was the best drummer for Death. And he doesn't make a noise about it. Hat's off man.
his work on TSOP and FAOE Is Legendary.he is my favourite drummer.
distractions... like... vagina!!!!!! LOLOLOL so fucking funny! long live death! lol
@gringochucha
4 жыл бұрын
And in terms of distractions, it pretty hard to compete with that one.
Sal and Richard are great on Stern. The best part of Sirius for me.
How can you not love this dude .super fuckin chill
That moment when you realize, that Death's drummer in the most of the band's videos, you've rocked out to, is actually Richard Christy.... O_o
a calm man a good man a perfect musician and drummer i wish he comes back again to music world
4:30 Sounds like BLEED by MESHUGGAH
@lucasbrucas9632
5 жыл бұрын
Super common, simple herta pattern. (Not that it's easy to play)
@vikemw
4 жыл бұрын
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“Richard Christy talks about being a drummer”: “In ten years of touring i didn’t get laid once”; aw shucks bruh
Wow 3-4 hours of practice everyday for 23 years
@godbelow
3 жыл бұрын
That's less than half the time most people spend working their corporate job. You've got guys like EVH that played the guitar from the moment they woke up till they went to bed.
@Hurfdurflol
3 жыл бұрын
@@godbelow You realize how much more exhausting practicing drums is compared to guitar right?
@Anthony-nk4ky
3 жыл бұрын
@@Hurfdurflol that wasn’t was he was trying to say. He was trying to say that the best musicians practice more hours a day than an office worker spends on his job
Amazing. I love that he enjoyed working with Chuck.
-->> uno de los mejores bateristas del mundo sin duda alguna!!! aguante Richard!!
Started watching Beetlejuice videos lately and at one point I thought I saw what looked to be Richard Christy ! But I just dismissed the idea of an ex Death and Iced Earth metal drummer being part of Howard Stern show, but it turned out to be true ! The world is small !! Thank you for the upload, cheers from Morocco.
i love richard, he's one of the best parts of the stern show.
agreed, i love richard on the stern show. He seems like a super cool guy too.
Real cool and funny guy, awesome drummer of course
This is the man who cried when Cotton from King of the Hill died. He also was in tears when his goldfish Taco passed away.
These videos are very inspirational and really helps people to practise more and more. Richard Christy is one of my favorites. Some sick drumming on Sound of Perseverance.\../
Richard Christy has it all..fame..hes funny..he has talent..damn you have a charmed life bud
Public Assassin was amazing! I watched them on two different occasions at Club Slam in Joplin, Missouri back in 1992. I had the pleasure of hanging out with them a bit on those nights... before I received a throat injury in the mosh pit.
That is amazing i saw the Death live at Dinamo dvd years ago but didn't know anything about Richard he is quite a character and is a hard core drummer. i love deaths Symbolic album and their last album. Amazing music to my ears.
even from where i am ecuador in south america richard inspires lots of drummers including me what he did on death is simply leyendary.
2:01 "Leprosy"
Richard U are my favorite drummer ever !!! Death band it was your natural environment
I had the luxury to hear Richard play before he made it big. He played in a local band in Springfield Missouri called Public Assasain
Underrated is an understatement...
Wow! He straight up said he didn't get laid for a decade. Now that's a transparent, honest man.
Great Video! Very inspirational!! Thanks Richard! Great story!!
I met Richard once when I was a roadie for Incantation. That dude is so fucking awesome!!
We miss you Chuck
Great guy with amazing talent!
I got the luxury to hear Richard Christy play before he made it. He played in a local band called Public Assasin in Springfield MO.
Great drummer!! Got news that he had formed a band & will release music pretty shortly!! & thankfully so!
Just made 1k likes - shout out to Rich Christy! You rock bro!
Richard Christy is the best drummer of all time
blisters from drumming
Hard to beleive that he would be nervous playing a solo for dream theatre, when he's played in bands those guys are probably afraid of lol
Christy made great drum tracks for Death's The Sound of Perseverance. One of my best drummers.
4mins 30sec "bleed" by Meshuggah... i'm not saying that RC copied... it's just nearly the same beat. awesome... one of my favorite drummers...
damn hes bad ass
Best band of all time
that dynamo show sounded really good
i remember when stern had korn on and they played a song. howard brought richard in to talk about how he's a metal drummer and they had no clue who he was or the bands he was in. then he sat at the kit and killed it, they were still unimpressed
a true inspiration..awesome dude \m/
u r totally right ...... he is fast as fuck and he has had alot of experience ......30 year experience with drumms
such a good drummer, he's in my top 10 for metal. did howard not know who he was? why didn't he push his career?
@cflores1889
6 жыл бұрын
Howard did a lot of drumming bits with Richard.
@SupraRy
4 жыл бұрын
He spotlighted his drumming a few times but howard HATES it when his employees find success outside of the show because he believes that is taking away from their concentration on the show and for howard the show comes before everything.
what a cool dude. and a great drummer
@MetalUpYourAssAgain I'm not really saying anything bad about other drummers, I'm just saying guys like Christy deserve some props for being better then most.
wow i never realized that death concert that i have watched on youtube 100 times had fucking ritchard christey on fucking drums omfg
He’s my faaaaavorite
Don't forget one of his very first bands Public Assassin...i know some of those guys personally and i've even hung out with Richard
if you don't like the albums don't blame the drummer. Christy is an excelent drummer, Sound of perseverance drums is completly perfect, and he plays live so good as Hoglan or Reinert, with his own touch
great guy amazing drummer
richard, you are one of my favourite drummers ever. The Sound of Perserverance was fucking incredible :)
its my favorite. (richard's voice)
thanks for the blister cam
Richard is simply a creative genius...
Great great drumme of all time
exelente video ...
this is a great video, richard christy fucking dominates!!! DEATH RULES!!!
If that's the price for being a sick drummer like him. I'll do it!
Thx for this
RIP CHUCK AND SCOTT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! AND RICHARD IS STILL DRUMMING FOR DEATH!!!!!
You've been happy to play your favorite band death and you were their best drummer too...
I liiike that..
This really shows how hard it is to make it in the music business. So much luck involved. Great drummer like Richard couldn't make a full time living at it while some real hacks are millionaires.
holy shit @ 2:28...and that's like a fraction of his skill
That wound was pretty gnarly
Greg Ponder from that band is also the guy that recoreded the albums that my old death metal band did..Noctopia..look it up on myspace..so you can hear Greg's recording talents..he also did back up vocals on certain songs of ours
best drummer of all time!
2:18 thats the sign of a true musician
The song is "Spirit Crusher" by Death off of the album the Sound of Perseverance. If you have never heard Death I urge you to go do so immediately. Even better go to iTunes and download Symbolic by them. Best $10 you can spend on metal.
My God he could play with anyone with what he said he has studied from jazz to Cubans etc.
sound of perserverance is my favorite drum album together with AJFA
Great stuff, Talondrummer! I'm already familiar with his recording skills, as I'm also a fan of his band, Forever Shadows.
Fuck man i know some damn hardcore drum players only other time ive seen someones fingers that fucked up was Dimebag Darrel of pantera.this guy is amazing would love to meet him RIP Chuck
"i got so good because i didn't have all these distractions like.. vagina" lol that's hillarious, but this guy is a fucking monster behind the kit :D
that public at the beginning is argentinian, Aguante Argentina loco! and Richard too!