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> Sergey says I’m probably a better CEO because I choose my words more carefully. This is almost the exact same thing members of the band Def Leppard said abou
by pud 13y ago
> Sergey says I’m probably a better CEO because I choose my words more carefully.
This is almost the exact same thing members of the band Def Leppard said about their drummer when he lost his arm in a tour bus accident. They said the limitation caused him to become a better drummer.
Def Leppard subsequently became one of the most successful hard rock bands in history when their first album post-accident, "Hysteria," sold 20M copies. Several of the beats on that album became legendary, including the beat to "Pour Some Sugar On Me" [1]
I wonder how we could teach ourselves these lessons (without injury, of course).
[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0UIB9Y4OFPs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0UIB9Y4OFPs
- braveheart1723 13y agoAsk anyone who knows anything bout music - Rick Allen is a not a great drummer. John Bonham, Dave Lombardo, Bill Ward, Peart, even Dave Grohl is better than Rick Allen.
- assholesRppl2 13y agoRick Allen is a great person for continuing with his drumming career with one (1) arm. Nobody's claiming he's a "great drummer" and your insensitivity doesn't contribute much here. The comment section is not a record store. Many people have stronger voices than Page, but the point still stands that it's how you approach your adversity that counts.
- jusben1369 13y agoIn all fairness to Mel Gibson above "Several of the beats on that album became legendary" would seem to imply he was a great drummer. I agree it's rather odd to take issue with what was an unusual analogy to begin with but it was hardly an outlandish response/comment.
- sinnerswing 13y agoHow can you forget to include Alex Van Halen and Ginger Baker?
- tankbot 13y agoYou've mentioned a lot of my favorites, it's a shame your comment is rooted in negativity and therefore not upvote-worthy.
- nessus42 13y agoThere's a similar story about Black Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi. The fact that he lost the tips of two fingers led him to develop a distinctive sound, which Black Sabbath became known for.
- 3am 13y agoAs someone that works primarily in Python lately and a terrible hack guitarist, I always think of the namesake behind the Django framework: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Django_Reinhardt https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Django_Reinhardt I won't recap, but read up on the terrible burn injury on his playing hand and how he developed a new playing style of his own to compensate. He's regarded as one of the fastest, cleanest guitarists ever. Here's an example: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LoIJ4W7kXiQ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LoIJ4W7kXiQ
- tankbot 13y agoJerry Garcia was missing half of his middle finger on his right hand, lost after a wood-chopping accident. One of my favorite bars has a lot of cool rock memorabilia including an ink print of Jerry's truncated hand. It's fun to compare the size with your own. SPOILER ALERT: His hands were huge!!
- andrewhillman 13y agoBUT Garcia didn't start playing guitar until after the finger incident. However, in 1986, Jerry Garcia's diabetic coma forced him to relearn some of his most basic motor skills which resulted in him needing to completely relearn and reapproach how to play guitar. I am a big fan of The Dead.
- tankbot 13y agoAll true! I submit to your expansive knowledge!
- plg 13y agoupvoted simply for working Def Leppard into the conversation. :)
- mkndr 13y agoSimilarly, Paul Wittgenstein (brother Ludwig) was pretty damn amazing as well. The piano concertos for left hand, written for him, are some of the most interesting works in 20th century piano music. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Wittgenstein http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Wittgenstein
- Empact 13y ago> I wonder how we could teach ourselves these lessons (without injury, of course). There's a wide-ranging and productive history of people expanding their creative capacity through self-imposed constraints. http://www.amazon.com/Creativity-Constraints-The-Psychology-Breakthrough/dp/0826178456 http://www.amazon.com/Creativity-Constraints-The-Psychology-...
- ahoyhere 13y agoMy debilitating chronic illness has certainly changed the way I make decisions and value things, for the better I believe.