ess . ▁If ▁you ▁were ▁tal ented ▁and ▁s inc ere , ▁he ▁became ▁your ▁friend . ▁A ▁small ▁man , ▁he ▁had ▁an ▁out size ▁person ality ▁and ▁a ▁sense ▁of ▁style ▁that ▁was ▁f law less . ▁Jack ▁De J oh net te ▁was ▁a ▁close ▁friend . ▁He ▁asked ▁Stu ▁to ▁t une ▁his ▁drums , as ▁Stu ▁had ▁an ▁un match ed ▁sens itivity ▁for ▁tun ing . ▁His ▁own ▁k it ▁consisted ▁of ▁a ▁pair ▁of ▁bass ▁drums ▁tun ed ▁ 1 / 2 ▁step ▁apart , floor ▁t oms ▁pitch ed ▁the ▁same ▁way , ▁ra ck ▁t oms ▁like wise , ▁sn are , ▁and ▁hi - hat . ▁Other ▁than ▁the ▁hi - hat , ▁all ▁of ▁the ▁c ym b als ▁were ▁the ▁China ▁type ▁placed ▁ups ide ▁down . ▁His ▁sound ▁was ▁utter ly ▁unique . ▁▁ ▁Stu ▁had ▁gone ▁to ▁Europe ▁with ▁Gary ▁Bur ton ' s ▁group , ▁and ▁decided ▁not ▁to ▁come ▁back ▁to ▁the ▁US ▁after ▁the ▁tour . ▁Later ▁he ▁did , ▁but ▁he ▁was ▁more ▁at ▁home ▁in ▁Europe . ▁He ▁and ▁his ▁long ▁term ▁girl friend ▁Lee ▁Norman , ▁the ▁American ▁actor , ▁had ▁a ▁son , ▁E zek iel ▁Zach aria h ▁Martin , ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 2 . ▁E Z , ▁as ▁he ▁was ▁called , ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁become ▁a ▁fine ▁drum mer ▁himself . ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 5 , ▁the ▁T rio ▁went ▁to ▁Paris ▁to ▁do ▁a