Scott Reeder of Fu Manchu | The Discipline of Groove and the Long Game of Rhythm
This episode is less about drumming as a skill and more about rhythm as a lifelong practice. Ari Gold sits down with Scott Reeder, longtime drummer for Fu Manchu, to explore what it really means to commit your life to groove, discipline, and creative endurance.
Scott isn’t here to mythologize talent. He’s here to talk about work. The slow burn. The decades of showing up. The unglamorous repetition that eventually turns into voice, feel, and identity.
From early experiences in marching band to finding his place in the Southern California rock scene, Scott reflects on how rhythm lives not just in music, but in the body, the nervous system, and the way a person moves through the world.
