In a latest dialog with Shaggy from 94.9 and 104.5 The Decide in Idaho Falls, Idaho, Judas Priest drummer Scott Travis shared his ideas on creating “one of the crucial iconic drum intros of all time” with the opening of the band’s 1990 title monitor, “Painkiller.”
Reflecting on the popularity, Travis stated: “It is actually nothing I actually ever anticipated. I do keep in mind at a really younger age — I imply as a younger drummer; not like six or seven — however in any case, after you are enjoying drums for some time, you do — I did — used to suppose to myself, ‘Man, it might be actually cool to have a signature intro. Like all people is aware of ‘Rock And Roll’ by Led Zeppelin. Even one thing easy like ‘Stroll This Means’, but it surely’s so iconic and it is Joey Kramer and it’s Aerosmith.
“So behind my thoughts, I assume it was one thing I would all the time wished for, however till I joined Priest after which we have been really within the studio in France and we have been engaged on the document or no matter, then it sort of occurred. However for this a few years later to have folks like your self acknowledge it, it is an actual honor. So thanks.”
In a 2022 interview with the “Drumtalk” podcast, Travis expressed his love for drum intros and the emotional connection he is developed to “Painkiller” over time. He talked about being a part of a “High 15 Drum Intros” listing the place his work ranked second, proper after Van Halen‘s “Sizzling For Trainer.”
Humbly accepting the popularity, Travis remarked: “If I am second place to previous Alex Van Halen, then, man, that is incredible. Once more, that is one opinion and one little one thing somebody made up. Nonetheless, I did not make it, so I am completely happy that folks respect ‘Painkiller’ and it has grow to be a signature Judas Priest track, which I by no means in 1,000,000 years would have imagined.”
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