1. Daniel Edwin Carey was born on May 10,1961 and is an American musician who is the drummer for the progressive metal band Tool.
17 Facts About Danny Carey
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Danny Carey has contributed to albums by artists such as Zaum, Green Jello, Pigface, Skinny Puppy, Adrian Belew, Carole King, Collide, Meat Puppets, Lusk, and the Melvins.
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Danny Carey was ranked among the 100 greatest drummers of all time by Rolling Stone magazine, occupying the 26th position, in addition to being frequently considered by other magazines.
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Two years later, Danny Carey began to practice on a drum set.
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Danny Carey played jazz while attending college and got to experience the jazz scene in Kansas City.
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Danny Carey played in Green Jello as "Danny Longlegs" and recorded the album Cereal Killer.
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Danny Carey was arrested at the Kansas City International Airport on December 12,2021, after allegedly using a homophobic slur and repeatedly jabbing someone in the chest with two fingers.
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Danny Carey's drumming influences include Neil Peart, Billy Cobham, Buddy Rich, Bill Bruford, Lenny White, Stewart Copeland, Tony Williams, John Bonham, Barriemore Barlow and Tim Alexander.
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Danny Carey uses the wood tip version of his own signature model of drumstick made by Vic Firth.
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Danny Carey previously had endorsed a signature model with Trueline Drumsticks.
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Danny Carey uses Sonor drums, Paiste cymbals, Evans drumheads, Hammerax, and electronic devices such as Mandala, Korg and Roland.
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Danny Carey used the kit during the Lateralus 2002 tour and during some drum clinics through the years.
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In 2016 Paiste released a Danny Carey signature ride cymbal called "Dry Heavy Ride - Monad" based on their discontinued model that Carey always used since becoming a Paiste artist.
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Danny Carey has stated in interviews that he effectively treats his feet as he does his hands: he practices rudiments and even snare drum solos with his feet to improve his double bass drumming, hi-hat control, and foot independence.
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In search of new techniques, Danny Carey has studied tabla with Aloke Dutta, who can be heard playing on the live version of the song "Pushit".
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Danny Carey has stated that when he is playing to an odd time signature, he tries to drum to the "feel" of the song and establish general "inner pulse" for the given time signature instead of fully counting it out.
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Danny Carey has been featured in many drum and music magazines.