My name is Ccorey Harnish, I was paralized until the age of 15, which is when I decided to play the drums! I had only the movement of my left arm and my friend decided if the guy from def leppard could do it, so could I. So on New Years eve 2003, me and my best friend Joel sat down to try and figure out how I could play. For some reason, we put my hi-hat stand on the right side and my snare on the left. It all started from there…
We realized that I would have to be able to hit 2 things at once, but I only had the use of one hand. Some how we figured out that I had to hold one stick normally and one stick between my ring and pinky fingers. I also had to force my left leg to work. I owe everything I am today, to Joel Nix, for never giving up on me. At first, when I would tell people I played the drums, they would just laugh at me and say "yea right", but that is what motivated me 2 practice the drums 8 hours a day. (everyday). So now, no one can laugh anymore!
I have been in and out of many bands, but this is the band for me. We play our music, with the hopes of changing kids lives! and I really hope my story will be the reason for a change in someone's life someday…
You can contact Corey and his band, "They Were Outlaws" on their MySpace page .
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