“My mom passed away a day before high school started, and her dream was for me to be a full rock and roll guy, and play drums in a band.”
“Once in a while, I'll slip and get off my vegan diet and have egg whites in the morning, that's a good source of protein while I'm out on the road. If I can feel my body starting to tire, those are good to keep you healthy.”
“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.”
“I looked Death right in the face.”
“I'm a freak, everything has to be totally flat when I play. Ed Will, my jazz teacher, set up everything completely flat, and then you'd tilt your snare drum away from you, so I do that too. So my snare tilts away from me.”
“And I was in another band called Flash In The Pan, which was soca, Latin music, down in Laguna Beach.”
“In junior high, I sang in madrigals, men's' and women's' choir. I played piano too, but then I got out of it.”
“In the hospital, I promised myself that I ever walked again, that I would eat well and swim every day.”
“My mom listened to the Beatles and Elvis, a lot of different types of music.”
“I need protein from food rather than just protein supplements. I changed my diet.”