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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.

When I sit behind that electronic drum, it dominates me; there is no innovation in composing music like that.

Drums usually seem to tune themselves.

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

Drummers are conductors - we set the pace for the music - so if you're not relaxed and feeling right, the whole thing goes out the window.

I mean, when it gets down to it I just wanted to play the drums. The rest of it never meant that much to me.

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

Before you worry about what genre it is, about whether it's a loop or a drum, it's about what suits the song. It's using what's within your reach, but also reaching for everything you can. I don't know if I always get it right, because I don't know every sound yet.

I write almost every single part of my songs, even the actual drum parts sometimes, whether they be simple or layered with many different instruments.

I feel like being into the beat of your own drum has become too prominent in the culture.