Sweden
Petur Island Oestlund
Petur Island Oestlund profile
- Name:
- Petur Island Oestlund
- Drumming since:
- 1957
- With MEINL since:
- 2010
- Birthday:
- December 04, 1943
- Zodiac Sign:
- Sagittarius
- Place of Birth:
- New York City
- Currently living in:
- Stockholm, Sweden
- Favorite Food:
- Preferably Thai
- Favorite Drink:
- Ramlösa (Swedish mineral water)
- Matched Grip or Traditional Grip:
- Both
- MEINL cymbal series used:
- Byzance
- Favorite MEINL cymbal:
- I’m totally blown away by the BYZANCE Jazz Extra Thin and Thin Rides. I’ve spent most of my life looking for that sound.
- Car that you currently drive:
- I don't drive
- Not counting on drums, what do you do for fun:
- I read, I watch films.
- Teacher:
- The school of hard knocks
- Highlight of your career so far:
- Probably a Carnegie Hall concert with Putte Wickman
- Drumming strengths:
- modesty forbids...
- Drumming means to me:
- Being in a unique position to influence how the music feels
- Advice for up and coming drummers:
- Work on your time and your touch. Which means: relax. If people like your sound and your time feel, the phone will keep ringing.
- How would you describe yourself:
- A jazz drummer living in a time in which jazz drummers increasingly find themselves superfluous
- When I look back on my life one day, I would like to be able to say:
- I pretty much accomplished what I set out to do
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