My biggest fear ever is to be involved in a plane crash, so when that happened... well, I'm just thankful to be alive! I'm just grateful to be here at all.

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 want to keep pushing the limits for drummers and expressing myself.

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.

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 practice every day, I warm up before I play.

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.