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

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

I was teaching drum lessons at a few high schools - everything from marching to classical to rock and jazz. I found that really rewarding, having to explain my thought process, having to think about stuff that I take for granted or as second nature.

I've always identified myself as a drummer first and foremost - I'm pretty obsessed with rhythm.

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