I've always liked to be the kind of drummer and musician who likes to go outside of what's expected of me.

For me, I just try to make sure I eat enough and drink enough water and that's about it.

Little things can make such a big difference during recording.

When I first went on tour with PJ in '98, I was still in shock having gone through the Soundgarden break up.

I've talked to some drummers who seem to have a very hard time staying in shape on the road, including some drummers touring with high-profile acts that don't have to live on fast food every night.

Ben was more improvisational, and relied less on methodology, and basically is a guitarist who switched to bass, whereas Jeff has a more traditional approach to playing bass in a band, and has a great sense of what his band sounds like, and we lock up nicely.

I always loose a little weight on the road, so I constantly have to be on top of my nutrition and hydration.