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I'm very influenced by jazz drummers. I always liked drummers like Roger Taylor, Keith Moon, Ian Paice, John Densmore. I just learned from playing to those drummers.

Every drummer that had a name, had a name because of his individual playing. He didn't sound like anybody else, So everybody that I ever listened to, in some form, influenced my taste.

As regards my feelings about drummers - there's Buddy Rich, and then there's everybody else.

I listen to a lot of choral stuff at home, but I'm also liking Labrinth, Emeli Sande, Tom Odell and Wretch 32.

I love drums and still play frequently.

As far as other instrumentalists, I used to love mellow sax players like Paul Desmond. I love piano.

I consider every drummer that ever played before me an influence, in every way.

Growing up, my parents always played artists like Alanis Morissette, Aerosmith and Michael Jackson, so I just grew to love their music. And I just love so many diverse artists for different reasons; some for their instruments, some for their edge, some for their vocals.

I'm a big fan of piano-based rock music like Elton John, Ben Folds, and even Queen.