I try to plant myself where I am and embrace what is there in front of me.

Hearing is a form of touch. You feel it through your body, and sometimes it almost hits your face.

I am really quite fascinated by echo-locating bats and dolphins and have always wondered how sound affects the unconscious brain.

I try to plant myself where I am and embrace what is there in front of me.

I suppose I don't hear things, but I listen, if you know what I mean. And there is a big difference between hearing and listening. So it's like a conversation, you know. When you speak to someone, it's one on one, and that's exactly how I play.

The thing about playing percussion is that you can create all these emotions that can be sometimes beautiful, sometimes really ugly, or sometimes sweet, sometimes as big as King Kong and so on. And so there can be a real riot out there, or it can be so refined.

I think I can only help to expose percussion to all sorts of people. The balance between the lighter and more serious side is important.