Billy Amendola Part 2: The story of Modern Drummer Magazine and sharing the stage with Ringo Starr

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In the last episode of this two-part series, Billy Amendola, musician and editor at large of Modern Drummer Magazine, tells us about how he became the editor of a magazine known as "the Bible of drummers, " the difficulties in his journey, as well as some crazy experiences he had along the way. "The map and the terrain will never match," he says while talking about his road to success. What was Billy's plan and what terrain did he face instead? How did he end up playing on stage with Ringo Star? The answers to all these questions are revealed in this episode, along with some valuable advice from a musician at the top of his field. **What you'll hear about in this episode:**- How Billy got involved with Modern Drummer Magazine (1:40)- The sacrifices it takes to become successful (10:50)- Crazy stories about being Editor at Large (19:41)- Who David Fishof is (35:57)- Current Plans with and changes to Modern Drummer Magazine (37:02)- David's museum and the Frangioni Foundation (44:43)- The reunion of Mantus and their new album (48:48)- Billy's favorite song from the record (54:14)For the full show notes including all the links mentioned in the show and a full transcript, go to https://davidjfrangioni.com/news/press/entry/podcast/billy-amendola-part2