Comedy A-lister Will Ferrell is celebrating his 47th birthday today! Happy Birthday Will! We thought it was a great excuse to watch the legendary drum off with Chad Smith from the Red Hot Chilli Peppers that took place in May 2014.
It all started with Will Ferrell making light of the uncanny similarity in looks between him and Smith while hosting a Reddit ‘Ask Me Anything’. This led to Chad challenging him to a drum off. Ferrell accepted the challenge with the condition that they raise money for a cancer charity.
“Hi, Chad. Will Ferrell here. I saw your video and I graciously accept your invitation to a drum battle. If we can raise $300,000 (£182,000) for Cancer For College I will face off with you in the greatest drum vs. cowbell showdown the world has ever seen. We can do it on stage at a Red Hot Chili Peppers concert or in front of a mutually convenient public library. Your call. Also, would you rather fight a hundred duck sized ducks or one horse sized horse?”
Chad’s reply was memorable: “I have to comment that I think Mr. Ferrell is a delusional imposter. It seems to me that he has gone off his meds and he needs to seek professional help because I am obviously more talented and handsome than he is. You know, his cowbell work is well-documented, but his drumset skills are nominal based on Step Brothers the film. Other than wiping his testicles on the drums, which of course I give high marks to.”
Now that this challenge has been settled the look alike couple have set their sights on another ‘look alike’ drum off target – Metallica’s Lars Ulrich. “Lars gets pissed because he gets mistaken for both me and Chad Smith,” Ferrell said. “He can settle that score now, too.” Smith added, “There it is. The gauntlet is down.”
Lars has now picked up the gauntlet and is “definitely up” for a potential three-way drum-off. Now they just have to find a time and place for this unparalleled display of drummanship! 🙂
