"When Keith played, he had a mix of pure rock ’n’ roll with a bit of American surf music thrown in, and when he played with the Who you were left feeling like there could be a train disaster at any time. Who records were a really exciting listening experience. … I started to look into Keith Moon, and realised that he was totally unique when it came to the way he set his drums up. And then I saw The Kids Are Alright, and [I] could see his drums close up and hear the way he played, and I had to go and buy a bunch of Who records. It occurred to me that, simply, no one else played like him. And I was left with the idea that he never liked to play the same way twice. Which is really how a lot of jazz musicians think and play, with their constant improvisation. Keith had that sort of spirit, too, and at that time it was unique in rock music."
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Todd Sucherman, who became Styx's drummer in 1995. Quoted in A Tribute to Keith Moon (There Is No Substitute) (Omnibus Press, 2016).
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