Jim McCarty Quotes

United Kingdom, Musician
July 25, 1943

James Stanley McCarty is an English musician, best known as the drummer for the Yardbirds and Renaissance. Following Chris Dreja's departure from the Yardbirds in 2013 McCarty became the only member of the band to appear in all of its incarnations.

Also known as Drummer

I left the band because of a big misconception. I thought I could just take a “back seat” carrying on writing songs without performing!

Jim McCarty Box of Frogs
- Band
- Performing
- Left
We were definitely a live band. There were a lot of gigs in those days. The London area where we came from there was probably three times as many venues as there are now.

Jim McCarty Box of Frogs
- Live
- Band
- Area