cer tainly gone thr ough cer t a in s t a ge s o f e v o lut io n i n e go a nd in w o r k ing to gether, not only in friend s hip s but a ls o a s a bus ine s s a nd e v e r y t hing t h a t comes along with doing som e t hing fo r a s l o ng a s w e ha v e . We s ta r t e d in ‘ 9 4 , so we ’ ve seen a lot of thing s, int e r na lly a nd ext e r na lly. We ’ r e fo r t una t e t o ha ve be en out [on tour] wit h s o m e o f t he g r e a t s, a nd s o m e o f t he w o r s t . We r eally lear n fr om the succes s e s a nd f a ilur e s o f e v e r y b o dy a r o und us, a n d yo u tr y to make your own w ay. We ’ r e a ll s t ill he a lt hy a nd m e nt a lly a w a r e , w e ’ r e star ting our own f amilies no w. I w a s t e lling my w if e t he o t he r d ay, if w e w e r e w her e we ar e now w hen we w e r e e ig ht e e n, w hic h is o f c o ur s e w he r e I w a nt e d to be – I think we’ d pr oba bly a ll b e d e a d . I d o n’ t t hink w e c o uld ha nd le it . So I don’ t alw ays enjoy being 3 5 a nd go ing a m illio n m ile s a n ho ur e v e r y nig ht , but I’m cer tainly a ble to ha nd le it b e t t e r o n a m e nt a l a n d i nt e lle c t ua l le v e l. We’ ve gr own up to gether, t he r e ’ s d ay s w he r e w e ha t e e a c h o t he r, d ay s w he n we love eac h other, but in t he e nd I d o n’ t t hink t ha t a nyo ne w o uld q u e s t io n tha t we ar e gr eater as a g r o up t he n w e a r e a s ind i v id ua ls. W ha t w e d o t o ge the r is pr etty spec ial.
IMG : If you had to enter t he T hund e r d o m e in a t w o d r um m e r s e nt e r, o ne dr umme r leav es sc enario, w ho w o uld yo u w a nt t he o t he r d r um m e r t o b e , a nd w hy ? CA : [la ughs] Oh, wow. Who w o uld I w a nt t he o t he r d r um m e r t o b e ? H m m . . .
IM G : Yo u d e f init e ly ha v e o ne o f his fo o t t e c hniq ue s d o w n – t he heel-t oe s t rik e [ Ad le r d e m o ns t r a t e s t his t e c hniq ue in his p r o f i le o n t he Killadelphia DVD]. Af t e r I w a t c he d y ’ a l ls DV D, I w a t c he d H o w T he We s t Wa s Won.
CA : T ha t ’ s a g r e a t d o uble - he a d e r ! IM G : Ag r e e d ! I t ’ s lik e t he M o e lle r t e c hniq ue , but w it h yo ur foot . CA : T ha t a c t ua lly c a m e o ut o f ne c e s s it y. T h e r e w a s a song called “Ruin” [ t r a c k #1 o n As T he Pa la c e s B ur n] t ha t ’ s a c t ua lly f a ir ly simple compar ed to t he s t uf f I ’ m d o ing, but fo r w ha t e v e r r e a s o n I jus t c o uld not play t his beat . T he r e w a s o ne nig ht w he r e I w a s s o f r us t r a t e d t h a t I b a sically tried to kic k my k ic k d r um o f f t he r is e r. I n d o ing s o, my fo o t jus t d id this cr azy thing on t he p e d a l. I t w o r k e d p e r f e c t ly, a nd it s o und e d in my m o nit or just as it should ha v e , s o I f ig ur e d o u t ho w t o c o nt r o l t ha t lit t le b it o f r a ge, and w as a ble to c a p t ur e a nd k e e p us ing it .
IM G : Ar e yo u t a lk ing a b o ut t he f ill in “ Ruin, ” f r o m t he v e r s e int o t he br eak d o w n?
CA : N o, I k no w w ha t p a r t yo u’ r e t a lk ing a b o ut , t he r e ’ s t ha t dr um br eak , act u -
IMG : Sur e!
a l ly t ha t ’ s t he p a r t e v e r yo ne w a nt s m e t o p lay fo r t he m . ‘ C hris, do that thing!’ B ut no, it ’ s t he s t r a ig ht fo r w a r d v e r s e , a v e r y s im p le , a lm o s t 2 /4 beat , and for w ha t e v e r r e a s o n I w a s lo c k ing u p a nd no t a ble t o d o it . I got so fr ustr ated t ha t I t hr e w c a ut io n t o t he w ind a n d go t t his c r a z y t e c hnique out of it .
CA : O K. I think I would w ant it t o b e Jo hn B o nha m .
IM G : Ar e t he r e a ny s p e c if ic ex e r c is e s o r ha nd s t r e t c he s t hat you do?
IMG : Wic ked.
CA : We ll, t he p r e v io us r e c o r d s w e r e v e r y r hy t hm he a v y, lot s of f eet s t uf f
CA : T hat w ay, I wouldn’ t fe e l b a d a b o ut lo s ing, a nd in t he p r o c e s s I w o uld
a n d no t s o m uc h w it h t he ha nd s. O n Sa c r a m e nt , I s t a r t e d tr ying to pic k up t he ha n d s p e e d a b it , a nd o n Wr a t h, t he ne w r e c o r d , I ’ ve definitely taken
a li ve or dead?
ho pe fully lear n a lot.
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