My Nerves Before A Gig Got Worse;

Brushes..? Nah. Hit 'em As Hard As You Can.

I've Always Been Obsessed With Drums. They Fascinate Me. Any Other Instrument - Nothing. I Play Acoustic Guitar A Bit. But It's Always Been Drums First And Foremost. I Don't Reckon On This Jack-of-all-trades Thing. I Thing That Felling Is A Lot More Important Than Technique. It's All Very Well Doing A Triple Paradiddle - But Who's Going To Know You've Done It? If You Play Technically You Sound Like Everybody Else. It's Being Original That Counts.

Mistreating Your Drum Set Is Just One Step Below Child Abuse

There Were Times When I Blundered And Got The Dreaded Look From The Lads. But That Was A Good Sign. It Showed I'd Attempted Something I'd Not Tried Before.

Most Of It Was Nuts, But I Was Determined To Be A Drummer As Soon As I Left School.