Once I became a cop and it's like when I got back into drumming; if I focus on something I become that, so I became a cop.
Eric HernandezI pretty much isolated myself away from drums. I stopped looking at Modern Drummer, I stopped looking at websites.
Eric HernandezOnce I grew up and realised 'What am I doing?' I started re-listening to the music I was playing and I realised there was so much finesse - it was dynamic and simple but I wanted to be authentic to the original songs.
Eric HernandezPlaying drums or music, being a musician, is inside of you. So you would always see me tapping on something, playing on tables... I never felt the need to pull out drums.
Eric Hernandez