“I grew up listening to my parents' albums. Many of them were either classical - Bach, Beethoven and Brahms - or easy listening, like Mantovani. I loved the spectrum of emotions in classical music, from fortissimo to pianissimo. My early passion for classical made my drumming more musical later on.”

American musician

John Paul Densmore is an American musician best known as the drummer for the rock band the Doors. He was born in 1944 and is a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Densmore played on every recording the Doors made, and his drumming drew on jazz and world music as well as rock and roll. With the band, he also shared honors including a Grammy Award for lifetime achievement and a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.