Riz Ahmed on His “Life-Changing” TIFF Film ‘Sound of Metal’
According to studies, drummers experience hearing loss at a higher rate than any other type of musician. Metallica’s Lars Ulrich has famously been dealing with tinnitus for the better part of his career, and it’s not just limited to metal drummers either; the affliction forced Phil Collins to hang up his sticks back in 2011.
That issue, of music-induced hearing loss, is at the heart of Sound of Metal, the feature debut from Place Beyond the Pines writer Darius Marder, starring Riz