(antiMusic) Rock legend Carmine Appice has worked with artists like Rod Stewart, Jeff Beck, Pink Floyd, Ozzy and more. He is now putting the show back in show biz with Slamm. Morley spoke with Carmine about this new project, his vast career and a lot more. During the exchange, Morley asked Carmine about who he wished he had played with and there were some surprising names in the mix. Here is that part of the interview:antiMusic: At this point in your career, you have played with a who's who of rock names from Beck to Pink Floyd. Is there anybody you wish you had played with or a project you wish you had been involved with?
Carmine: I mean, I wish Led Zeppelin would have continued and I ended up playing with them, replacing my friend John Bonham who you know, listened to my playing and had a lot of the same kind of feel and fills the way I play it, I think I would have fit in really well with Led Zeppelin. I would have maybe liked to do that. Otherwise, there's not really anybody that I would think, wow I wish I could have
well maybe there is. Maybe I wish I would have played with the Police. (laughs)
antiMusic: (laughs) I didn't expect that.
Carmine: There you go. I love The Police. I love the kind of music. I love what they're doing. I think the drum parts are great. I would play them like Stewart Copeland because you know, he came up with a whole new style of drumming, as far as I'm concerned. But you know, pretty much, I don't sit there and go, man I wish I would have played with Clapton, or I wish I would have played with, I don't know, (laughs) Nirvana. (laughs) You know what I mean? - Read the full interview