Jim Capaldi
Jim Capaldi
Nicola James "Jim" Capaldi was an English drummer, singer and songwriter. His musical career spanned more than four decades. He co-founded the psychedelic rock band Traffic in 1967 with Steve Winwood with whom he co-wrote the majority of the band's output. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a part of Traffic's original line-up...
NationalityBritish
ProfessionDrummer
Date of Birth2 August 1944
bridges giving shapes
Everything that Traffic ever did, I'd give Steve a complete lyric, titled, written out with the verse, the bridge, the shape and rhyme and then Steve had to figure out how the meter of the words would fit musically.
impact important elbows
We played at a club called, the Elbow Room. Don Carlos, the nightclub owner, was very hip and a very important person who made a big impact on my life.
hype catalyst ability
You know, I had the ability like a catalyst to really get everybody hyped up.
hate people violent-films
It's strange the way people hear and see things. Like going to films - —violent films. To me, seeing violence in a film makes me hate the violence. But there's beauty in violence if it's put over the right way.
writing thinking sweat
After that, I specifically started writing lyrics. I would like sweat and think and get it all together.
home ideas magazines
Far From Home was also my idea from a magazine I'd seen.
traffic
Traffic was very, very free. It was great.
along british-musician open people quite side upfront
I just was very enthusiastic and was quite forward, open and upfront with people and they would just like live along side my energy.