Sex, Drums & Rock and Roll! | Danny de Wet

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A hilarious Danny de Wet lets rip about the madness in the music.

Danny de Wet is one funny guy...a natural storyteller of note, he has been, as he calls it, the `lead drummer` for some of the biggest South African bands in rock: eVoid , Petit Cheval., Electric Petals and Wonderboom plus a myriad of other outfits. He has also been a record company executive, tour manager, analytical chemist, club owner and author among other things. In this hilarious by-the-seat-of-your-pants episode, Danny brings the house down with his tales of life on the road, band politics rock excess and everything else in-between. A true one-of-a-kind legend, his stories will have you shaking with laughter and disbelief !

24 Jan English Explicit South Africa Music · Society & Culture

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