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.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
When I write, I write the drum beat. Though sometimes I write on piano or guitar.
I write on all instruments.
It's hard to write music for specific things, because I'm always writing just to write.
Writing songs is an essential part of my life: my mother teaches piano, and I have inherited my grandparents' passion for music, especially from my grandfather Tommy, who was a great drummer. It's no coincidence that I play the drums best, but I am also good with the guitar and the piano.
I think my music has always been a mixture, depending on whom I'm working with - what band, what musicians, what producer.
Not everybody likes or understands a drum solo, so I like to bring in effects and sounds to keep their interest.
I've been writing and making my own music for a long time.
Because my musical background is so diverse, it lends me to have very much my own style and it helps me to relate to the music as I'm going to play it. I just write. And if it comes out country, it's a country song. The funny thing is, I write all across the board. I just write what hits me at the time.
When I listen to a record, or when I'm making a record, I listen to everything. I listen to the drums, the bass, the voice, the arrangement. I listen to the whole piece as an ensemble.
I second guess everything I do musically, and I often could spend hours on, say, one snare sound.