The band that I was I auditioning for, they were just all like, dreads and stuff, so I did look kind of out of place. But I had learned the material and it sounded cool as f**k when we were rehearsing.

I have known people throughout my years of playing where maybe they had a gig, but then lost the gig because they didn't really move forward with them.

Papa Roach are not just going to take tours just to take tours.

You always go in with the intention of playing your best and knowing the material you're auditioning.

When I joined, they were like "Woah, dude!", because I came right out of that type of playing. But obviously with P. Roach there's more groove. I like doing those slower big fills, but I also like injecting some of that punk rock urgency. But I definitely need to mix it up, because if I was playing all fast fills all the time, it just wouldn't work.

I was still doing the punk thing, but also playing in some indie bands, I had a less crazy hairstyle.

We're striving to stay in the arenas. We [Papa Roach] had just little things that just took our show a step up and were so stoked for that.