Budgie has the rare ability to metabolize influences ranging from taiko to dub, from gamelan to to punk to Chinese folk, all into a single, uniquely fiery artistic identity. His poetic sense of rhythm has graced recordings by a range of iconic artists, but he is perhaps known for his partnership with Siouxsie Sioux. Budgie tells Joe about: a strange sense of freedom after losing his mother at a young age; his youthful attempts at abstract expressionism; why he thinks of music in visual terms; making a secret wax effigy of Siouxsie Sioux; working with The Banshees, The Creatures, The Slits, The Indigo Girls, and John Grant; hiding from his feelings and eventually—through sobriety—coming to terms with himself; and falling in and out of love.
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309: King Coffey (Butthole Surfers)
308: Guy Picciotto (Fugazi, Rites of Spring, Happy Go Licky, etc.)
307: Jim White (Dirty Three, Xylouris White, etc.)
306: Teresa Esguerra (Prism Bitch, Built to Spill)
305: Marnie Stern
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304: Patricia Brennan
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303: Nate Smith
302: Rick Allen (Def Leppard)
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301: Questlove
300: Joe Wong Interviewed by Jon Wurster
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299: Hugo Burnham (Gang of Four)
298: Cindy Blackman Santana
297: Alan Braufman
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