Believe it or not, Japanese is actually easier than some European languages!

As a composer I approached the drums differently than a non-composing drummer. I embraced drum machines.

When we're touring America or Europe, we use our own plane and a great advantage of that is it cuts out an awful lot of time checking in. You literally drive up to the plane, get on and then drive off at the other end.

I very rarely listen to the in-flight stuff.

Drummers get bored. You tell them to play something simple, and it gets more complicated as they do it. If they're not a composer, if they don't have any kind of investment in the music, they'll just add a bit there and another bit there, and you think no! Don't do that. So you end up using a drum machine.

When destiny calls you, you've got to be strong. I may not be with you, but you've got to move on.

No seriously... when there's families, you tend to go back to your room after the gig rather than go for a drink with the other guys. But there's always someone who's got something going, like the tour manager.