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b"Jerry Gaskill, longtime drummer for\\xa0King's X, was in Nashville this week to resume his work with friend/producer/collaborator\\xa0D.a. Karkos\\xa0of\\xa0Underdog Studios; work that had started in January of 2012 but was delayed for a few reasons. Jerry and D.a. were both kind enough to sit down with Decibel Geek Podcast host Chris Czynszak to discuss it all.\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\nOn February 26th Gaskill suffered a massive\\xa0heart attack\\xa0and briefly died before being saved via emergency surgery. In this conversation, Jerry shares what he went through during this time as well as how the presence of his then-fiancee Julie most certainly is the reason he is still alive today.\\xa0\\n\\n\\n\\nAfter news broke of the heart attack, fans of Jerry from all over the globe pitched in in the form of\\xa0donations\\xa0and\\xa0benefit shows\\xa0to help out the legendary drummer during his road to recovery.\\xa0\\n\\n\\n\\nWith his body healed, Jerry and Julie tied the knot in Las Vegas just before King's X went back on a brief\\xa0tour with Kansas\\xa0in September. Things were looking up.....until October.\\xa0\\n\\n\\n\\nJerry, Chris, D.a.\\n\\nIn late October,\\xa0Superstorm Sandy\\xa0made landfall along the East Coast and devastated many along the New Jersey shore; the\\xa0Gaskill's rented home\\xa0and its contents among them. Once again, fans of the drummer marched into action to raise more funds to help the couple recover from the tragedy. In this discussion, Jerry shows an amazing sense of grace and perseverance. He shares what steps he's taken to continue to move forward with his life and his music.\\n\\n\\n\\nThis long-form discussion also has Gaskill sharing his memories of childhood; becoming influenced while watching the\\xa0Beatles first appearance\\xa0on the Ed Sullivan show as it happened live and going on to play his show at the age of seven.\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\nGaskill first crossed paths with future King's X bassist/vocalist\\xa0Dug Pinnick\\xa0in 1979. Shortly thereafter,\\xa0Ty Tabor\\xa0entered the picture and King's X was born. During this talk, Gaskill describes the early days of the band, the Christian ideals and labels that were attrributed to them, and how he feels about that description today.\\n\\n\\n\\nKing's X was widely considered one of the highlights of the\\xa01994 Woodstock\\xa0festival; with the band gaining new exposure in front of the 300,000 audience members as well as the millions that watched at home. In this conversation, Gaskill recalls the feeling of playing to such a large crowd, how it compared to the original festival, and the night of excess a few days before that threatened to affect King's X perfromance at the show.\\xa0\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\nAs stated before, Gaskill was in Nashville this week to continue working with Karkos as well as legendary producer\\xa0Michael Wagener\\xa0at his\\xa0Wireworld Studio\\xa0to get more drum sounds for the upcoming solo album. Jerry and D.a. are playing it close to the vest when it comes to describing what fans can expect but they do give a quick glimpse behind the curtain with a story about the unorthodox utilization of a trash can in the studio.\\xa0\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\nWith expectations of a 2013 release, Gaskill seems optimistic about the future of his music as well as his life. His positive attitude and motivation to press forward regardless of his obstacles are a testament to him and the love he receives from his fans. We hope this conversation gives you a fuller perspective on Jerry Gaskill.\\n\\n\\n\\nContact Info:\\n\\n\\n\\nJerry Gaskill\\n\\nUnderdog Studios\\n\\n\\n\\nBuy Music!\\n\\n\\n\\nJerry Gaskill\\n\\nKing's X\\n\\nD.a. Karkos\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\nContact Us!\\n\\n\\n\\xa0\\n\\nRate, Review, and Subscribe in\\xa0iTunes\\n\\n\\nJoin the\\xa0Fan Page\\n\\n\\nFollow on\\xa0Twitter\\n\\n\\nE-mail Us\\n\\n\\nComment Below\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices"