Sunny Murray — American Musician born on September 21, 1936,

James Marcellus Arthur "Sunny" Murray is one of the pioneers of the free jazz style of drumming... (wikipedia)

I was able to interpret the difference between the sharp, quick sound and the slow, deep sound of percussion and manipulate it, get a third sound out of things, if the beats were rapid enough.
And when I play they know I exist, and it leaves a space when I go.