Fake , sweet , overly cheerful voice on the phone . <| sep |> I was in the same position with Ragneros . It was one of my hardest disenchants but I dusted the golden one . <| sep |> I don ' t do drum covers , but when I ' ve learned songs in the past , I try to stay true to what the original drummer was doing in concept . If the drummer is clearly playing parts , like , for example , anything Dave Grohl plays on , I ' ll learn the parts exactly how they are . If the drummer is improvising , then I ' ll learn the song itself but improvise the drum parts in the style of the given drummer . Some songs allow for both of these for example , on Steely Dan ' s Aja , Steve Gadd is clearly playing composed parts during the bulk of the song , but is soloing freely over a vamp later in the track . I ' ll play the parts as he did , then improvise for the solo breaks . Ultimately , it ' s up to you to decide what you want to learn notefornote and what you just want to get the vibe of .