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You heard the thump of the bass drum beneath 'My Bonnie'—that was me, holding time in the cramped, smoke-choked basement of the Bambi Kino in Hamburg, 1961, while the others screamed over broken amps and beer-stained floors. I didn’t just keep tempo; I anchored their chaos with a steady, unflashy pulse—no cymbal crashes, no solos, just groove locked to the sway of sailors and students who’d never heard rock ’n’ roll this raw. My kit was second-hand, my mic was duct-taped, and my only concession to showmanship was tightening the snare before each set so it cut through the din like a knife. When we played the Cavern, I watched John’s fingers blur over chords while George tuned mid-song—and still kept the beat clean, even when the PA failed. That rhythm wasn’t background noise; it was the floorboards holding up the whole early sound. I left before the fame, but not before laying down the metronomic foundation that let them find their voice.
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