Summary: Ian Palmer's life has hardly gone as smoothly as he might have wished. Born into a family of musicians, particularly drummers including Carl Palmer of the band ELP, he started off as a very successful drummer himself. What he didn't know was that he suffered from a condition that carries great stigma and frequently leads to ruin and death... alcoholism.<br> <br> This is the first part of an inspiring and brutally honest interview that follows his life from drumming into aviation.<br> <br> Title image: Ian Palmer with Steve White of the Paul Weller band, Brian Bennett of The Shadows and Pete Cater.<br> <br> Ian Palmer... drummer.<br> <br> <br> <br> Images with thanks to Ian Palmer.<br> <br>
