Gary Young, the original drummer for pioneering indie rock band Pavement who played on its revered debut album Slanted and Enchanted, died Thursday at his home in Stockton, CA. He was 70. The group shared the news on social media but did not provide other details.
Pavement frontman Stephen Malkmus wrote on Twitter, “Gary’s pavement drums were ‘one take and hit record’…. Nailed it so well. rip.”
Born Garrit Allan Robertson Young on May 3, 1953, in Stockton, he played in various local bands in the 1980s while booking punk acts in California’s Central Valley. When singer-songwriter-guitarist Malkmus and guitarist Scott “Spiral Stairs” Kannberg formed Pavement as a duo in in 1989, they recorded their first EPs at Young’s home studio Louder Than You Think, and he drummed on the tracks.
Gary Young in ‘Louder Than You Think’
Young earned a reputation for eccentricity and indulgence in those early days, playing...
Pavement frontman Stephen Malkmus wrote on Twitter, “Gary’s pavement drums were ‘one take and hit record’…. Nailed it so well. rip.”
Born Garrit Allan Robertson Young on May 3, 1953, in Stockton, he played in various local bands in the 1980s while booking punk acts in California’s Central Valley. When singer-songwriter-guitarist Malkmus and guitarist Scott “Spiral Stairs” Kannberg formed Pavement as a duo in in 1989, they recorded their first EPs at Young’s home studio Louder Than You Think, and he drummed on the tracks.
Gary Young in ‘Louder Than You Think’
Young earned a reputation for eccentricity and indulgence in those early days, playing...
- 8/18/2023
- by Erik Pedersen
- Deadline Film + TV
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