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ROCK & ROLL Michael brooking
Michael Klooster, local musician, producer, and keyboardist for Smash Mouth, talks back by Jenn Thornton
“All I ever really wanted to do was play drums,” admits 37-year-old Michael Klooster, a native and current resident of Stockton, who the night of his interview for this publication will play three different gigs with three different bands, but drums for none of them—or the trumpet either, which he settled for when his parents very quickly shut down the drumming idea. After playing trumpet for years, developing a deep appreciation for jazz in the process, Klooster also discovered bass and keyboards, the instrument he currently plays for his multi-platinum selling rock group, Smash Mouth.» www.sanjoaquinmagazine.com
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