INTERVIEW: The Yardbirds Jim McCarty talks about Roger the Engineer
Hi Jim, how has your 2020 and 2021 been so far? This year and last year have been very tough for me, as I lost my wife to Cancer last June. We were very close, and ever since have been learning methods to communicate with her, which has actually been going well. Going to be working with Dave Thompson on another book about it. I’m really sorry to hear that sad news Jim, I hope the new year can bring you abit more happiness in the new year. We’re here to talk all things Yardbirds; can you expand a little on your upbringing and were you in bands before you joined The Yardbirds? My parents were not very musical, but they would listen to BBC radio, and things like “Family Favourites” was always a good source of music- mostly classical. I didn’t get into drums until I joined the Boys Brigade as a teenager and was captivated by the snare drum. Nobody influenced me, and I bought my first “drum kit” for £11 from an advert in the local paper. Then I was able to play US rock and roll with s...