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The Independent: Drummers - fit and they know it
Posted by Louis A Bustamante at 7/25/2008 07:51:00 PM
"At Blondie's triumphant Latitude Festival set last Sunday, most eyes were on Debbie Harry. Hammering away at the back, though, their drummer, Clem Burke, was not only driving the band through one of rock's more rhythmically exotic back catalogues; he was also helping the cause of international science.
It turns out that he has spent the past eight years having his physiology while drumming monitored by the universities of Chichester and Gloucestershire, who care more about his heart's bpm (a high 150 when playing) than that of 'Heart of Glass'. The Clem Burke Project, dedicated to 'the dissemination of information leading to increased enjoyment, health and well-being of all participants involved in drumming', will be unveiled on Monday."
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