In this episode of The Creative Life Podcast, I talk with Sandy Gennaro, a Nashville based drummer, speaker, teacher and author who over the last 50 years has worked with some of the biggest names in pop and rock. These include Cyndi Lauper, Joan Jett, Bo Diddly, Johnny Winter, Michael Bolton, Robin Gibb and The Monkees. Since 2007 Gennaro has been a frequent counsellor at David Fishof’s Rock and Roll Fantasy Camps but you would be wrong if you thought he came late to teaching. For 27 years he taught drums at The Collective in New York City before moving to Nashville where he still maintains a private teaching practice. As a public speaker he has given motivational talks for FedEx, Belmont University, Guitar Center and Sam Ash.
Sandy Gennaro talks about leaving the The Pat Travers Band, being an established speaker, recording in Nashville, preparing for the Dick Wagner memorial concert "Remember The Child" and a lot of wonderful projects to come. He shares with us his story on how he got his very first brand new drum set and about his Mom who is obviously very proud of him.
"You never stop learning. When you think you know everything about something or about someone that's the beginning of the end."
"With enthusiasm, have fun doing it, and feel good about yourself after you've done it."
- Sandy Gennaro
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ABOUT JAMES
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As a creativity expert Taylor is a frequent guest speaker at universities and international conferences. He has given keynotes and talks at Apple, Subscription Site Summit in San Francisco, the British Music Show in the UK and at several universities across Europe including University of Dundee in Scotland and University of Macerata in Italy. He is often called upon by media outlets to give his views on trends in creativity and innovation. He has been quoted in the San Francisco Chronicle, Miami Herald, Columbus Dispatch, STV, Business Insider and San Jose Mercury News as well as featured on BBC TV and being the subject of a 30minute program on his life for BBC Radio Scotland. As a host on shows about creativity and innovation he has interviewed legendary investor Maynard Webb (Yahoo.com, eBay.com & Salesforce.com board member) and New York Times best-selling writers Chris Guillebeau ($100 Startup), Rolf Potts (Vagabonding), Brand Cooper (The Lean Entrepreneur) and Ryan Holiday (Trust Me I’m Lying). James is also a Fellow of the Royal Society of the Arts (FRSA).
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ABOUT THE CREATIVE LIFE
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The Creative Life is a weekly self-improvement show full of #motivation, #inspiration, and #creativity strategies with creativity speaker and author James Taylor.
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