{"id":501,"date":"2015-02-07T12:20:35","date_gmt":"2015-02-07T12:20:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.specialkindamadness.com\/?page_id=501"},"modified":"2015-03-06T16:21:02","modified_gmt":"2015-03-06T16:21:02","slug":"simon-drums","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.specialkindamadness.com\/index.php\/band-members\/simon-drums\/","title":{"rendered":"Simon ‘The Beat’"},"content":{"rendered":"

Drums<\/b><\/h2>\n

\"Simon<\/a>Journalists from the NME and Rolling Stone have all written that Simon\u2019s nickname comes from his ability to keep a regular, solid beat through an entire Special Kinda Madness set.\u00a0 People have even gone so far as to say that you can set your watch to his drumming.<\/p>\n

In reality, his nickname comes from his complete inability to play anything by the iconic 2-Tone band of the same name.<\/p>\n

Simon\u2019s boyish good looks have gained him much attention from female admirers in the audience.\u00a0 As a result, our typical gig rider includes multiple back stage passes, and other band members are obliged to wait outside (sometimes in the rain) while he \u2018signs autographs\u2019 for his fans.<\/p>\n

Simon\u2019s proudest musical moment when he was the dep triangle player for the Brighouse and Rastrick Brass Band who played with Terry Wogan in\u00a0his Floral Dance\u00a0on Top Of The Pops in 1978.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Drums Journalists from the NME and Rolling Stone have all written that Simon\u2019s nickname comes from his ability to keep a regular, solid beat through an entire Special…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":19,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":[],"yoast_head":"\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\n\t\r\n