The goat that destroys the musical drum, the old saying goes, pays with its own life. This is because by chewing the skin threads it destroys the traditional equipment and soon a new hide will be needed for replacement.
There are many goats, at least analogously among us, destroying the musical drum nearest them and soon they will be paying with their lives. And mind you we’re not talking about the genre Wahome Mutahi used to call ‘Mogotio Goats’.