I hope that people don't need to look at the liner notes to be affected by the music.

I have to decide whether I'm just laying down a groove, kind of a bed and canvas for the lyrics and music to live on, or trying to illustrate something in the lyrics.

As a drumset player I look outside the typical canon of drums - jazz and rock. When I hear something like the "Monkey Chant", even though there are no instruments on it at all, the rhythms are so intriguing.

I've been doing the academic side of music and the rock side of music in conjunction, basically, since I was in fourth grade.

I have to have the reasons to make the record. There are just too many records out there, especially when it's something as audacious as a solo percussion record with solo drumming music on it. There better be a reason behind it.

I hope people just enjoy the music. I'm not worried about any sort of legacy.

I hope that people don't need to look at the liner notes to be affected by the music.