Dave Clarke

Dave Clarke

Hothouse Flowers - Independent

Ive been playing drums for 40yrs, touring and recording worldwide. I bought my first set of Zildjian cymbals in 1984 from Chas. E. Footes drum shop in London. The great thing then and now, I was able to swap out cracked cymbals which I did on many occasions until I became an official Zildjian endorser in around 1988/89. Ive made records with people like Chris Blackwell (Island Records, Bob Marley), Martin Hannett (Factory records, Joy Division) and Jimmy Miller (Rolling Stones). Ive toured and played with Warren Zevon,John Martyn, Eddi Reader, Glen Hansard, Shane MacGowan, and many others.

Dave Clarke'S SETUP:

  1. 14” K Custom Dark Hi Hat Cymbals - 19” A Custom Projection Crash - 20” A Medium Ping Ride Cymbal - 18” A Custom Projection Crash - 20”A Oriental China

* May be prototype

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  • WHAT INSPIRES YOU?

    Playing live, creating new music.Revisiting something old and familiar or discovering something new. Sometimes it can be something very simple or complex that inspires me, from Elvin Jones to Tony Williams to John Densmore to Hunt Sales. My family, friends, life.

  • WORDS OF WISDOM FOR THE NEXT GENERATION OF DRUMMERS

    Be open to everything. Learn to listen and watch. The old cliche less is more and more is more when required. Just because you can doesn’t mean you should. Learn to play another instrument, start writing songs/music.Respect, Universe.

  • FAVORITE ZILDJIAN CYMBAL/COMBO

    I love all of my Zildjian Cymbals. I feel my Zildjian Cymbals are an extension of me and what I hear and every time I play them I feel inspired to create something new and musical.

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