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Well Ginger had a pretty wild life. Maybe the wildest of all. “Beware of Mr. Baker” is a must watch.

If IIRC, Baker was the first hard rock (matal?) drummer and the first with two bass drums. He really got my attention with Sunshine of Your Love. I think I read that Bonham of Zep said he was a big influence, along with Bonham's favorites of Buddy Rich and Gene Krupa. All great drummers in their own style and time.

However, I have never been impressed with gigantor kit drummers like Keith Moon and big hair bands. While that gives the drummer more notes to hit, they often don't work with the band while going crazy all over trying to stand out from the front players. I believe that less is more and those drummers have to really try harder and devise new beats in whatever time signature. Copeland of the Police was the last I knew of such a drummer. But then, I don't keep up...pun intended.

My current Roland E-drums consist of the basics. Hi-hat, 2 crash cymbals in different notes, ride cymbal, snare, 2 toms in different notes and the bass drum. Being electronic, I can adjust the volume and the pitch of each. Love it!

I think Ginger was what we now call bi polar