Oh, I was super serious about practicing and rudiments, and still am. I still have all my books.

All I wanted to do was ride skateboards - I wanted to be a professional skateboarder. But I had this problem. I kept breaking half of my body skateboarding.

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

I used to have friends come on tour and work as my drum tech, but they get bummed out when I have to tell them what to do. This time I`m just going to fly them out and let them hang. It`s all good.

I was told once if I kept breaking things on my legs, that I wasn't going to be able to walk soon, you know? I wanted to be a pro skateboarder, but it was too hard. I was trying, but it wasn't going to happen.

There's a lot more responsibility at home, so a tour is like the opposite for me. It's like a breath of fresh air.

I have my kids every Friday through Monday, and I don't leave them the whole time I have them.