Zac Hanson talking about his song for the 12 Drummers Drumming charity auction
Zac Hansonis giving back thisVeterans Day.
Of partnering with the foundation and the message behind the auction, Zac tells PEOPLE, “I don’t want people to just give money. It’s not just about an exchange. I love the idea that it would connect people as well, what gets sold or auctioned.”
“In the past, I’ve done things like art, and that’s a part of me that I give to somebody. It’s not just a signed object, but it’s a created object,” he continues. “There’s a humanity shared. We’re both people, and I’ve touched this and you can see the fingerprints. Theidea of giving a song, I think, is really taking that even one step further.”
“There’s nothing more that I could give than my own creative inspiration to you as a person. That’s a way of connecting,” Zac adds.
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Zac Hanson.Jonathan Weiner
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Earlier this year, Zac was one of several musicians who attendeda drum-circle gatheringatGuns N' RosesmemberMatt Sorum’s GoodNoise Studio in Palm Springs, California, honoring veterans, first responders and trauma survivors.
He tells PEOPLE that he was honored to “actually get to be a part of one of the drum circles with everyone and talking to veterans and just saying, ‘Being here together, your presence here is really healing and helpful to me to be connected to someone.’ "
“In so many ways, this idea of trauma is you are othered through this experience of something that is inhuman, right? Whatever it is,” Zac adds. “I don’t even know how to connect with the world anymore. And then you stand in a room and you all play the same thing. You all move together in an order.”
From L: Gary Whaley, John Lum, Zac Hanson and Duane Trucks.Ed Knowlton
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“When we’re on tour, I take a frisbee a lot and I jokingly call it the ‘bonding sphere,’ " he explains of being on the road with older brothersIsaacandTaylor Hanson. “As soon as you start to play with someone, you’re connected to that person. And the same is true with music.”
“By integrating advocacy, storytelling, music and arts programs and events, we bring the tools and experiences of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) to support and inspire mental health, resiliency, and unity,” the statement adds.
Praising the organization itself, Zac also tells PEOPLE of 12 Drummers Drumming, “an auction for a good cause should have the equal amount of aspiration for the thing you’re gonna give to the people as the cause needs — this connection, and the human connection to people.”
“So what I’m trying to give people is a deep connection,” he adds of his song up for auction. “And this is the best way I know how.”
The 2023 12 Drummers Drumming auction is taking place now through Veterans Day, Nov. 11, at 3 p.m. ET/12 p.m. PT. To bid, visitdrummers.givesmart.com.
source: people.com
