Cool Hunting Video Presents: Simone Pace

While he drums full time, Blonde Redhead's Simone Pace moonlights as a vintage motorcycle enthusiast

This video joins Simone Pace, best known as one-third of Blonde Redhead, on one of his vintage Italian motorcycles, from an East Village garage, across the Brooklyn bridge, to the band’s recording studio. Simone shares some of the design elements that make him a fan of Motoguzzis, offers some insight on Blonde Redhead’s music and tells the story of the first time he played drums.

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