t r ie d t o r e a c h o ut int o t he v o id a nd g r a s p t he a ng s t a nd p o w e r t hat w as on t hat r ecor d, r e a lly p us h my s e lf a s a p laye r. S o I b r o ug ht e v e r y t hi ng in a b it tighter and r aised my f e e t up. I c ha nge d a f e w d if f e r e nt c y m b a ls he r e a nd t he r e , no t hing dr astic. I’m not ver y ov e r c o nf i d e n t w it h my p lay ing, d e s p it e w ha t p e o p le t e ll m e I ’ v e ne ver felt like I r eally k no w w ha t I ’ m d o ing, but I ’ m v e r y ha p py w it h w ha t ’ s go ing t o b e on t his r ecor d.
IM G : I p lay t he d r um s a s w e ll, a nd I k no w t ha t f e e ling. I ’ v e ne v e r had any for mal t r ain ing ; I c o ns t a nt ly f e e l lik e a n a m a t e ur, e s p e c ia lly w he n I s e e p e o p le w ho can play e ver y s ing le r ud im e nt w i t h t he ir eye s c lo s e d . CA : Ex a c t ly, I ’ m t ha t g uy t o a T. I ’ v e ne v e r h a d a s ing le l e s s o n, and if you wer e to pull m e o ut o f t his b a nd I ’ d p r o b a bly b e w o r t hle s s ; but fo r t he 5 0 o r 6 0 s ongs w e’ ve w rit t e n, I jus t ho ld my b r e a t h a nd ho p e t o m a k e it t o t he e nd .
IM G : Wo r d . I t ’ s c le a r f r o m yo ur li v e p e r fo r m a nc e s t ha t yo u ne v e r r eally play as f ast as yo u’ r e c a p a ble o f o n r e c o r d s. I ’ v e he a r d y ’ a l l p lay a s o ng li v e a t a healthy c lip f aster t ha n it ’ s r e c o r d e d . I t hink t ha t ’ s a d m ir a ble ; yo u w r it e s o ng s, no t beats, and the band is a ble t o d e li v e r t ha t m uc h ex t r a int e ns it y in t he li v e s ho w. Ar e ther e ot her dr ummer s w ho s ho w s uc h r e s t r a int in t he s t ud io ? CA : Re s t r a int in t he s t ud io ? I d o n’ t k no w, I t hink it ’ s ex p e c t e d t hat you go well a bove a n d b eyo n d w ha t a ny no r m a l p e r s o n c o uld b e ex p e c t e d t o d o in metal. I think that w ha t yo u’ r e n o t ic ing w he n w e p lay li v e is t ha t unt il r e c e nt ly w e ’ ve ne ver played to a c lic k . T he r e ’ s a lo t o f a d r e na line , a nd it ’ s a f e e ling t ha t I c a n’ t describe w hen you’ r e o n s t a ge in f r o nt o f p e o p le w ho a p p r e c ia t e w ha t yo u d o, t he e ner g y just takes over. Runne r s ge t t ha t , a r unne r ’ s hig h. M a r a t ho n r unne r s ge t in t o t his mode w her e e ver yt hi ng e ls e i s blo c k e d o ut , t hey ’ r e blind e d t o e v e r y t hing ex c e p t r unning. T her e’s a lot o f m us c le m e m o r y t ha t t a k e s ov e r w he n yo u’ r e p lay ing li v e - it ’ s r eally lik e an out of b o dy ex p e r ie nc e . Ye s, yo u’ r e p hy s ic a lly t he r e , but if yo u t r y t o tak e it all in, it ’ s t oo m uc h. Yo u jus t r id e t he a d r e na line , w he r e a s if yo u w a k e m e up i n the mor ning, gi ve me b r e a k f a s t a nd p ut m e in t he s t ud io a nd I p lay a s f a s t a s I c a n, I still might be a ble to