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I've always liked a very dry snare and, like everyone else, a very dry bass drum.

I got tired of different drum sounds so you buy different effects for more manipulation.

When the snares don't hit together, it's just the most awful thing to hear.

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.

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

What's really good is African drum music.

It's been years and years and years I've been playing the drums, and they're still a challenge. I still enjoy using drumsticks and a snare drum.

Popularity isn't just something that happens. You have to give something in exchange for it, and that's the dangerous part of the process.