E271: Live From My Drum Room!® With "Weird Al's" Jon "Bermuda" Schwartz!

About this episode

Jon "Bermuda" Schwartz discusses his long tenure as the drummer for "Weird Al" Yankovic and shares insights into his drumming and recording process.

Send me a text and please visit www.livefrommydrumroom.com My guest is "Weird Al" Yankovic's longtime drummer, author and Grammy Award winner, Jon "Bermuda" Schwartz. In this episode "Bermuda" recalls meeting "Weird Al" in 1980 and his incredible 45 years as "Weird Al's" drummer. We do a deep dive into several "Weird Al" tracks showcasing "Bermuda's" rock solid drumming and recording process. We also discuss "Bermuda's" books, "Lights, Camera, Accordion!" and "Black & White & Weird A...

People in this episode

Host: John DeChristopher

Guest: Jon "Bermuda" Schwartz

Topics covered

• drumming
• music history
• interviews
• Weird Al Yankovic
• recording process

Keywords

• Weird Al
• drummer
• Jon Bermuda Schwartz
• music
• Grammy Award
• recording
• interview

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Lights, Camera, Accordion!, Black & White & Weird Al

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