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Usually I like to have them, but going drum-less pushes everything in a new direction and makes it easier to keep things sounding different.

Not everybody likes or understands a drum solo, so I like to bring in effects and sounds to keep their interest.

But I've gravitated more towards the drum set.

The thing I find frustrating about rock music is, how different can you make an acoustic drum kit sound, an electric guitar and vocals?

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.

It's really important for the bass and the drums to somehow blend.

Drums just always sounded like the most fun part of that good music for me.