‘The perception of keeping perfect time is such an illusion’, exclaims Lucy Landymore from her apartment in Vienna, her eyes gleaming. She is calling me on a day off in the middle of a tour as the drummer in The World of Hans Zimmer: a live show featuring diverse scores from the titular two-time Academy Award-winning composer.
It may come as a surprise that such an accomplished percussionist still finds herself rushing and dragging (albeit at a micro level) when listening back to recordings of herself after every practice session. But that is the beauty of percussion, she tells me. ‘There is a danger when you leave college or when you reach a certain age that you think you don't need to listen to anyone,’ says Landymore. ‘But it is so important to know that you can always learn from the musicians around you.’
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