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

I tattooed my body so I couldn't fall back on anything. I purposely did that so I couldn't get a normal job and live a normal life. I did it so I had to play music.

On tour, you never have a home, you don`t get used to anything, and you`re always super busy.

I've been vegan since I got out of the hospital... It's another eye opener. It changed my life in a number of ways.

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

And I played in jazz band as well during all three years in school.

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.