r/cringereels • u/Cultural_Fall_3255 • 3d ago

Artístic Expression

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u/SnorFax92 3d ago

Absolutely no talent but wants to be an artist so they revert to this and some consider this art. A form of expression yes, but more like a medical episode.

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u/asomek 3d ago

Theatre kids. Just insufferable

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u/Devil2960 3d ago

Hey!! I was a theatre kid and I-- no, wait, I see it now. Carry on.

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u/Dry_Butterfly_721 3d ago

I know right? I was in shop class and made props for them.

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u/Due-Day-3149 3d ago

I wasn't a theater kid and maybe things have changed but in the 80's and 90's theater kids weren't cringe they were authentically crazy.

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u/JS_1997 3d ago

You're just not intellectual enough to understand the striking political statement being made here

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u/SnorFax92 3d ago

Ah yes. The stranglehold that society has on us all. A thing that once made sound is now relegated to a small rattle. Trying to release our selves from its grip yet holding on for dear life only to fall and pick us up again.

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u/I-Rolled-My-Eyes 3d ago

Better trademark this comment before this "artist" steals it and claims it was their own.

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u/vangard_14 3d ago

Hey now no need for the air quotes, bad art is still technically art

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u/BrightNightKnight 3d ago

"I'm just a mouse ... "

"I'm just a mouse ... running around in this circle shaped cheese, a wheel of life ... "

"Going circles in the beat of the drum ... "

"My drum, my drum ... "

"My drum is like the womb of the fickle fairy floating in the air like the wind leaves my mouth"

"My mouth, circle, my drum, circle, life ... circle ... "

"I'm just a mouse ... "

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u/JoxerTheMighty96 3d ago

Yes…he feels forever ensnared.

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u/Alternative_Cry_3877 3d ago

Please enlighten us

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u/JS_1997 3d ago

It's sarcasm

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u/Leading-Respond4312 3d ago

It’s quite obvious he’s giving drumming lessons.

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u/Inevitable-Copy3619 3d ago

I see the expression. I fail to see the art.

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u/Organic-Parsley5392 3d ago

I heard fart.

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u/SvenRot 2d ago

Bro did you look at the audience? It's obviously some kind of autism support group.

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u/Louisianimal09 3d ago

Makes me physically recoil when people defend it and say “you just don’t get it”. Then explain what I’m not getting

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u/KrazyKryminal 3d ago

They explain it, you have to FEEL IT....lol. They can't explain it because they don't know wtf it is themselves. But that's not polite

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u/MuskyChop 3d ago

Possibly no talent, but that’s the definition of shit hammered.

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u/RaZoRFSX 3d ago

Looks like a dmt trip.

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u/skiforlife1 3d ago

Ive never been able to move during one of those but to each their own. Looks more like salvia to me personally!

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u/zor11111111 3d ago

What are talking about? Thats the drummer from the plastic Ono Band

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u/_ArtemisMD_ 3d ago

It's modern art lol

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u/Beginning_Rush_5311 3d ago

im more surprised that theres that big of an audience

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u/qbrert 1d ago

I was really hoping he was deaf or mentally challenged so I wouldn't have a reason to hate everyone in the room... 😒

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u/Chaghatai 3d ago

It's art

It's just not very good art

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u/Responsible-Elk4223 3d ago

Is this individual having a medical emergency? Or hair caught on the drum?

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u/NoDifference3349 3d ago

Ugh this could have been an email.

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u/BC_Phriend 3d ago

Dude with his phone…
“Bro I’m sitting watching a guy make out with a snare and it’s sounds better than Lars on St Anger at least”

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u/Azrethoc 3d ago

I remember my dad playing Metallica all the time. Then he bought St Anger. He was excited. Then he played the album. I've spent the rest of my life making sure I never disappoint him as much as that record.

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u/RocktarPeppe 3d ago

Fuck that album with a cactus

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u/ObjectiveFeralWoman 3d ago

Why subject the kid to all that??

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u/SonofaBridge 3d ago

At least the kid and family are laughing. They know it’s weird and silly.

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u/sociofobs 3d ago

You'd be surprised with how much sick and downright mentally ill crap you can get away with by labeling it as "artistic expression". Which is then allowed for the whole family to see.

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u/jackbear0410 3d ago

Lookin at you Alex Grey! 🤨

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u/wormy_Burroughs 3d ago edited 3d ago

well unlike the fellow humping the drum, Alex Gray is actually talented so maybe he should switch the drum for a woman's corpse and see if that works out for him like it did for Alex. 😮‍💨

can't seperate the artist from that particular art, sorry!

tldr; The guy that does all of Tool's album art raped a woman's corpse when he was younger and called it performance art. No one ever seems to talk about this because Tool fans

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u/Traditional-Bike7825 3d ago

If I was forced to do this in school I'd make my "song" 2 hours long and if they try to cut me off I'll scream at them IM NOT DONE! STOP INTERRUPTING! YOU DID THIS TO YOURSELF!

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u/getinshape2022 3d ago

That was my first thought. There are two of them

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u/PouletDeFeu68 3d ago

That's a lot of work to avoid practicing your paradiddles.

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u/Utilitarian_Proxy 3d ago

"Hey kiddo, your technique is great, but I want you to work on bringing more emotion into performances."

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u/didntbuyspcx 3d ago

This is a different kind of diddle.

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u/TheHunterUK 3d ago

Wtf is this😂😂😂

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u/Sure-Boysenberry5491 3d ago

I forget what it’s called exactly, but there’s medication for it

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u/DerbHean_UFCref 3d ago

Something that rhymes with artistic

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u/That_Air_2716 3d ago

How do people take this serious. 🤷‍♂️

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u/aj_35721 3d ago

What the hell could that kid possibly be writing notes about. I’m genuinely curious.

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u/BornanAlien 3d ago

10/11/2026

I witnessed the craziest shit today. A man, or what I presume is a man, who seems to be in some sort of weird chaotic/romantic love affair with his snare drum. At first I thought it was nonsense, and the further the performance went on my deduction was proven true. That man IS fucked up, and IS in a relationship with his snare drum. Anyway, moms having meatloaf for dinner tonite, so that’s cool

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u/RedditSetitGoit 3d ago

Your comment made me laugh a lot. Now I'm off to work with a smile on my face. Thank you. :)

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u/Flashman6000 3d ago

Plans to murder whoever brought him here

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u/Severe_Beginning2633 3d ago

“Just watched a complete banana, why are my guardians subjecting me to this toxic wrong-un?”

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u/zwifter11 3d ago

“wHy cAnT I mAkE mOnEy aS aN aRtiSt?”

The utter shit in this video is why people can’t take you seriously

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u/GrammarSpecialForces 3d ago

I've known a guy like this. Just lived to make people uncomfortable. Real piece of shit. And This was before cell phone videos, thank God.

Always made me think of the line from Trainspotting; "Begbie didn't 'do drugs, he did people" only instead of violence like in the movie it was just cringe he craved.

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u/StraightMachine6227 3d ago

Can't even laugh at this. What's this about?

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u/psychRN1975 3d ago

art school degree is about $110,000

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u/neuronym 3d ago

Mental illness is not an artistic expression

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u/TheForbiddenLands 3d ago edited 3d ago

This guy tours all over the world regularly. He's actually a solid drummer but I bet he realized he could book way more and get paid doing this instead.

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u/Late_Emu 3d ago

Why would anyone pay to see this?

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u/Jtoke311 3d ago

As a friend or family member, you have the obligation to bully your loved one when they are pursuing embarrassing shit, so they don't make a fool out of themselves for strangers to see.

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u/Honest-Association68 3d ago

Looks like one of those videos you see of guys in prison being given spice and then fully jibbing out on the floor 🤣

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u/CalligrapherSure7050 3d ago

100% would have thought this was seizure and called an ambulance.

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u/bdl4186 3d ago

Yoko Ono has still got it. Great as she ever was

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u/Pay-up716 3d ago

That’s not art, that’s mental illness that people are normalizing

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u/pjtpassword 3d ago

Such garbage.

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u/ChillinFromTheCeilin 3d ago

A condom could've prevented this

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u/Gunny_Ermy 3d ago

Shouldn't someone be calling an ambulance?

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u/beardbot3030 3d ago

Bro didn’t get enough wedgies growing up

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u/Facehugger81 3d ago

People pay to watch this stuff in person...just let that sink in.

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u/Ryan2932 3d ago

What exactly is that expressing

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u/broke_cowboy 3d ago

Retardation

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u/BigCattlove 3d ago

Anyone know if he does weddings?

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u/Last-Roll7819 3d ago

That's mental illness, not art.

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u/AbbreviationsOne4963 3d ago

That little girls needs her eyes and ears covered, wtf is this? Dude took banging a drum to a dark place

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u/Shrimp_N_Fries 3d ago

Dating profile says they play a little drums

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u/FoxComfortable6780 3d ago

Looks more like mental illness

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u/iamklaxar 3d ago

I feel like this took place in Seattle

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u/WorldlinessHot9916 3d ago

I play drums, never thought to facefuk my snare.

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u/Comfort_Exact 3d ago

When he’s done, someone needs to ask him to explain it.

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u/DonkeyAncient1607 3d ago

Reinventing the drum, ay?

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u/Free-Pair-3007 3d ago

If this was a presentation for a grade he just got high and didn't do it. This is how he covers his ass

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u/HeyItsBobaTime 3d ago

Someone needs to rescue that poor drum. Seems like it's been through a lot with that guy.

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u/D-Train0000 3d ago

Sir, this is a dentist waiting room

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u/Partiklestorm 3d ago

My kid when I say no to anything.

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u/WellRespectedJ 3d ago

5 years of drumming lessons and this all you can do?

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u/General_Movie2232 3d ago

Autistik expression.

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u/rebel_alliance05 3d ago

Go to Berkeley and you see shit similar to this all the time. The people go wow what a unique artistic creativity.

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u/Pure-Hostility 3d ago

Why are they all just sitting there and not helping him. He is clearly having some health issues, either a heart attack or some seizures.

He is clearly suffering!
HELP HIM, FFS!

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u/Competitive_Reply198 3d ago

This is Ryosuke Kiyasu who does “natural sounds” and experimental percusion

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u/Jwalsh911 3d ago

Dude, you got an extra chromosome

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u/StubbornHick 3d ago

Replace the R with a U and you're a bit more accurate.

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u/Chocobasse 3d ago

Yeaaaah, AI won't replace those for sure

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u/Luxor_2 3d ago

Please hire a therapist
😏

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u/MR-4300 3d ago

Not even the other weirdos in the room care 🤣🤣🤣

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u/GetRetroToysdotcom 3d ago

That was painful to watch

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u/SnooRegrets2678 3d ago

Is he off his meds again?

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u/ComeOnUpToTheHaus 3d ago

This is what happens when you tell your kids they can be anything they want. Let's keep it realistic, this is terrible.

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u/TVGoblin90 3d ago

If I saw my friend or family member do this earnestly I'd genuinely consider calling a psychiatrist and look towards a sectioning, woof.

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u/JustSh00tM3 3d ago

Is this called Aura Farming?

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u/ffsk88 3d ago

New Ed Sheeran support act ?

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u/Thwipped 3d ago

No thoughts, just actions

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u/Suspicious_Mind_5744 3d ago

That’s the name of the “piece”

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u/broke_cowboy 3d ago

People actually gathered around to see this....

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u/robert_sanchezs 3d ago

Yeah, the guy even goes on tour, i don't get it

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u/BeRevolutionary1775 3d ago

I bet I know how everyone in that room votes.

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u/goregeousgore 3d ago

When acting like a toddler become "art".

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u/ItsRuinedOfCourse 3d ago

Someone needs to make sure that he doesn't choke on his own tongue. Keep him on his side.

I'm all for unique expressions and such, but this is just cringe af and looks like he's pitching a fit (medical episode).

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u/Meatbot-v20 3d ago

That's not art. That's just meth.

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u/Peter_Parker66 3d ago

Sir, that table did not consent 

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u/bpows 3d ago

Sacha Baron Cohen playing an art school student character 

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u/Overrated_Sunshine 3d ago

Gotta love the girl with them ear protectors

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u/ShowLasers 3d ago

Snare drums are loud. He spends a lot of time playing it before he ends his concerts with these shenanigans. Nobody ever shows the playing part b/c , well not as much to shit on there. Sorry for the actually informative answer.

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u/Calm_Ad5588 3d ago

Damn he’s good

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u/IWantSnack642 3d ago

I think society is confusing artistry with lack of brain function

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u/Uncle_Bug_Music 3d ago

The guy that 8 hours before this abortion of art, talked my ear off at a party how Neil Peart from Rush wasn’t “a good drummer, no seriously bud, he wasn’t and I’mma let you know why…”

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u/RocktarPeppe 3d ago

I dated a girl who really prided herself on her music taste and knowledge. She grew up as a die hard Beatles fan and was a musician herself, so music was her life. Two moments stick out to me: When she emphatically assured me that Long Tall Sally was a Paul McCartney original, and when she tried to tell me that the drummer of Yes, Alan Whyte (can’t properly spell his last name in this sub because apparently colors are banned words, absolutely pathetic) was more iconic than Neil Peart. I never trusted her music knowledge after that lol

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u/MaintenanceUseful903 3d ago

Call 911 he’s got rabies!

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u/girlspit 3d ago

There…are children present. This is………wow…
https://giphy.com/gifs/wjuXuDSQU0sOfJIHS1

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u/dannocanada 3d ago

Doncha just hate when you Krazy Glue your face to your drum and your drum to the table?!

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u/purplespaz 3d ago

Theater goof.

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u/Gloomy_Horse_1680 3d ago

Glad he didn't over react

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u/Grannypanie 3d ago

Least he doesn’t think he is a dog.

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u/runswitblunt 3d ago

The little stimmer that could

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u/StackOverflowEx 3d ago

So you're a percussionist... Yeah, those tension rods can be rough... What the hell are you doing!?

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u/Green117v2 3d ago

Britain's Got Talent has gone downhill this season.

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u/bowarrow99 3d ago

I thought it was a crockpot full of food he was trying to save.

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u/impyourhuckleberry 3d ago

This is the epitome of this sub

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u/armpitcoin 3d ago

Powerful stuff. I like his earlier work better though.

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u/FlatAmbition3757 3d ago

What in the actual fuck is going on here

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u/Horror_Solution1945 Cringe level 5 3d ago

"My son is an accomplished drummer," said no one.

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u/RollingSparks 3d ago

someone add gmod ragdoll sound effects

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u/Mundane_Value2283 3d ago

Oh god someone please save that child

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u/Sputnik_2021 3d ago

Oh is this how you're supposed to play the drums? I had no idea! No wonder I haven't been succesful! 😅

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u/toastedgumball 3d ago

He's rock hard doing this

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u/travisisrocking 3d ago

When a maaaaaaan loves a taaable....

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u/OldNormalNinjaTurtle 3d ago

Is this Lars?

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u/verminbury 3d ago

“How were you persuaded to sit through that performance?” … “They snared me.”

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u/RetkesPite 3d ago

When you accidentally take some quaaludes instead of tic tac’s.

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u/s_k_i_o 3d ago

Mental breakdown be like:

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u/CraigJ1987 3d ago

I saw one where someone laid down on a block with a pillow and started to doze off in front of a crowd... AND THEY CLAPPED FOR IT! If taking a nap is all it takes I'm starting to think I can actually become an artist and make millions.

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u/CChargeDD 3d ago

When you miss the deadline but still expected to make some kind of preformance on the event so just do something random

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u/Wanderertwitch 3d ago

If my family saw me doing this I’d have an intervention so bad 😂

“Is the art in the room with us?

No but the drugs are

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u/greeneyedblackheart 3d ago

I’m so incredibly confused

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u/Kravenbyte 3d ago

Sorry isbhe LICKING THE DRUM?

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u/Intelligent_Finger27 3d ago

There is no art in this, just attention seeking.

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u/DangerousD6476 3d ago

What in the 7 levels of blue hell did I just watch

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u/mordbidly 3d ago

The kid taking notes 😂😂😂

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u/bustaflow25 3d ago

Everything is not art.

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u/Bmaster5000 3d ago

Makes me sad that my band has 50 monthly listeners, but this guys has so much more coverage.

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u/reddituserunodostres 3d ago

Some people just need to be eternally bullied.

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u/More-Gas-6527 3d ago

Believe it or not this is his more tame work. Hes usually beating the absolutely shit out of the drums and tables and himself