Drums all have their own particulars - each drum has a place where they sound the best - where they ring out and resonate the best, and the head surface isn't too loose or too tight, mainly so you get a good rebound off of the head.

I feel like in order to challenge yourself you have to get out of and do things that feel wrong at first and find new things. It's important to look for those things.

Edible names are what drives me as a musician. My next band will be called the Hot Dogs.

I just try to approach and serve the music in the way that I think is right for the band I'm in at the time.

For live you need a microphone for the snare and the high hat, the kick drum, a nice stereo overhead and one for the toms - you can get away with using four mikes.

The juxtaposition of words - the color, feeling, and sound of the words together - has as much to do with the story as the narrative itself does.

In some of the L.A. clubs, people can act too cool to get into your music. That can get to be a bit much.