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I had trouble fitting in, in a musical sense. A lot of drummers get sidetracked by the instrument. It can engulf you.

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.

Drums usually seem to tune themselves.

A drummer is usually like the backbone.

But primarily, the drummer's supposed to sit back there and swing the band.

Anytime I switch to another instrument, I immediately turn it into another kind of drum so that I can understand it better.

I think every band is a little cautious when the drummer starts to write tunes.

Before you can follow your own drummer, you have to hear the drummer.

They're simply following what was laid down in front and they play the same thing. So, there's no great challenge In being a classical drummer.