I've spent the last year and a half going through a very public separation, hiding in hotel lobbies.

I can't play anywhere near like I used to, and I was a hot drummer. It doesn't bother me, because frankly, if you get to that point where you can't hold a drumstick properly, there are many other things in life which are far more important, like cutting a loaf of bread or a piece of cheese.

I know it shouldn't make a difference, but crossing the dateline, we weren't sure what day it was - it was very strange. Now, I seem to cope with it better.

I can't remember much about the early flights, except that it was ages before we got into First Class.

Wait for it, wait for it! Anticipation is half the fun, So I've been told...

I don't want to preach, but I really think the rudiments are very important to developing your drumming skills. Many of the patterns I've recorded came from things like paradiddles, flam paradiddles, flam triplets... They might be boring to sit down and practice, but not when you apply them to the drums.

To be honest, I couldn't hold a conversation with anybody in any language other than English - and that's a struggle sometimes!