My favourite drummer of all time is Chad Smith, the drummer for the Red Hot Chili Peppers, who are my favourite band of all time. The thing I like most about Chad Smith, is that, whilst he can play some highly complex rhythms, his greatest strength is playing relatively simple beats in an interesting way. He can hold a simple back beat, but put in little flourishes and variations, like a hi-hat stab or trill, or a crushed roll and just lift an otherwise repetitive beat onto a whole 'nother level. He is the master of making simple beats interesting.
