I was a kid, and I wasn't even sure if I wanted to play the drums, you know? All I wanted to do was skateboard, but I was still learning and taking it in, so it was good.

But really, anytime, I play on a practice pad as much as I can.

I was a kid, and I wasn't even sure if I wanted to play the drums, you know? All I wanted to do was skateboard, but I was still learning and taking it in, so it was good.

And I was in another band called Flash In The Pan, which was soca, Latin music, down in Laguna Beach.

I like Steve Gadd, everything he did with Steely Dan. There's so many. I like everything.

I was playing with the Aquabats, and then I quit to join a band called Suicide Machine in Detroit.

It seems like I have more in common - or hit it off better - with rappers than fools that are in rock music. It was always natural for me.