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It's all about listening.

That's pretty, I say that it's like if you want to learn how to play, listen first.

And I think that's, if you want to learn how to do anything, if you want to learn to have play listen first and I think that's if you want to learn how to do

anything if you want to learn to have a great relationship with somebody listen to him

this is Joe Wong this is Joe Wong.

Welcome to the Trappset, where each week we explore the lives of drummers.

I want to play something for you. I'm You're listening to A Matter of Time by The Killers,

featuring my guest, Ronnie Vanucci on drums. A native of Las Vegas,

Ronnie began playing drums as a young child. As a teenager, much of his time was spent

skateboarding and listening to bands like Dead Kennedies, Sam Hane, and The Cure. Eventually,

Ronnie enrolled at UNLV to study classical percussion, and in 2002

he joined the Killers. Ronnie's playing, which combines arena rock bombast with an experimental

sensibility and an emotional vulnerability, has proven fundamental to the massive success of the band. Aside

from his work with the Killers, Ronnie also co-founded the band Big Talk. I spoke to

him in Los Angeles at the Staples Center before the killers played the second of two

sold-out shows. His faithful dog Archie stood guard and occasionally nod on a new chew toy.

And now my conversation with Ronnie Vanucci.

Just walking through the front door makes me nervous.

Not to sound cheese dick, but I could remember my parents, my dad in particular, would slap a pair of headphones on me that were way too big for my tiny head, and just teach me how to put a record on it was so so fun so I remember listening to like anything from 60 spas rock like the the

who or rascals or or the Beatles and all the way up to Frank Zappa.

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