You could just see towards the end that he had committed his entire life to being this astonishing behind a drumkit and playing for a real audience, it’s not just a gorgeous performance, but a deep testament to a person’s integrity and a life well chosen and well lived.

The fact that he accidentally dropped one of his sticks at the 2:30 mark on live national TV and completely made it looked natural -- is absolutely amazing!

One of the few drummers where if u close your eyes u know it's him in 10 seconds!

Letterman loves music and was always looking for ways to help musicians whether they were famous or unheard of...giving them a shot of national exposure.  So nice for everyone; we all win.

I remember hearing him say that he was having all sorts of issues that Night, I can’t remember the specifics, but he was having issues. I wish that was how it sounds when I have issues.

A depression sets in by the idea of setting up this whole kit for a 10 minute solo...
One of the best I saw on Letterman!

12 years later I still come back to this video. Truly one of the best.

Just a note on how musically tuned Gavin's drums are --a beautiful melodic sound up and down the kit. When you add in his skill set, it's signature musicianship at its finest.

Gavin is absolutely incredible.

Everything about this drummer speaks passion, you not only tell by his hand being so lose, but even by the way he organizes his drum set, and  by the color style in his drums. Class act.

One of the finest drummers in the world

I'm not a fan of drum solos, but came here for him. One of the greatest without a doubt. And it's not just his ability but the fine tuning of his kit is always on point, it's just always a pleasure listen to him on any song he plays.

8 years too late but this man is a beast! gotta listen to more of his stuff

This masterpiece of Gavin doesn’t need any signature…..👍✌️✌️

I just LOVE how he had implemented prog metal vocabulary into soloing over "the chicken" where most drummers sound fusion-ish. Very refreshing and tasteful approach

I remember watching and indulging this during my high school / uni times while my peers loved playing their video games, back in around 2012. Twelve years later now I've been working for like ~6-7 years and this still entertains! Gavin's my favorite monster...

He's just too good on every level. He's like all the best drummers I've ever seen & heard all rolled into one perfect package.... truly truly  amazing!

The Letterman, "How 'bout that?!"   Perfect

3:00 Gavin's feet decided to play Bleed by Meshuggah

Please show some respect to the brilliant band accompanying this - especially the percusionist who had to augment something that neeeded no augmentation but somehow still managed to make it even better!