I will choose a path that's clear, I will choose freewill.

There's still a lot I'm angry about, a lot of human behaviour that's appalling and despicable, but you choose what you can fight against. I always thought if I could just put something in words perfectly enough, people would get the idea and it would change things.

To me, drum soloing is like doing a marathon and solving equations at the same time.

As crises came up later on - "Oh, we have to compromise, and the record company wants to do this," I'd be like, "No, I don't have to."

It was actually drumming that gave me the stamina to get into sports later. I started playing drums at 13, and when I got to the international touring level... I got interested in cross-country skiing, long-distance swimming, bicycling... things that require stamina, not finesse.

I remain the optimist: you just do your best and hope for the best. But it's an evolving state of mind.

Innocence gave me confidence to go up against reality.