If it's successful and it sounds awesome, and looks killer live, then I guess I can pat myself on the back and take all the credit too.

Imagine how frustrating it is, being completely locked up and watching your family leave, your wife and children, and not being able to do anything about it.

The quad toms are a completely different animal than the standard drum set/trap kit. Playing wise and stylistically, they are two different beasts.

Sometimes when you have children they're the opposites of you.

I got it: stay away from cocaine and heroin.

You never know what's going to happen sometimes, or what you think's going to happen never happens, or when you least expect it, the Santana record comes along and just blows up.

I am such a gearhead. In my recording studio, I personally engineer and edit everything on computers.