1- Thinking about what songs are coming next instead of just relaxing, breathing and playing from my heart. Sometimes it can get to be almost like the enemy.
2 – I prefer the rather old and battered, things with character, to the brand new.
3- Some people say that practice makes perfect but I just feel that the repetition works against me and I start thinking too far ahead during a show.
4- I have never been one for the over-the-top.
5- I wanted to be as far away from everybody as I could be. I found it difficult to be close to anybody, not just the guys in the band.
6- ‘Cause I felt I didn’t have anything else to prove as a musician… and boy was I wrong about that one.
7- I think at that time I obviously wasn’t aware of what I really needed. But conversely, my wanting to prove something to everyone was beneficial ’cause if I hadn’t done it then, maybe I’d never have done it.
8- Just the same way I’d say a prayer before going onstage, taking that even further and using the drum to inspire people. And using that as a vehicle for the intention.
9- If I couldn’t play drums it would have destroyed me. If you’re thrown in the deep end you swim, and that’s basically what I did. I had to do it and with the rest of the band behind me and the encouragement I got from people from all over the world, I knew that I was going to play
10- At the end of the day, they’re happy if you do the obvious songs towards the end of the set and you’ve got to try and make yourself happy by doing certain songs at the front end of the set
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