The Meatbats Are A Throwback Band.

Cardiff Stadium Was A Warm Up For The 3 Hyde Park Shows. James Brown Opened. And I Think It May Be The Only Time We Played Mini Epic Live.

Sometimes One Of Us Will Have A Riff Or A Bass Line From Home But It Really Gels When We Come Together. We Really Have A Strong Special Chemistry That We Take Advantage Of When We Get Together.

In Some Of The L.a. Clubs, People Can Act Too Cool To Get Into Your Music. That Can Get To Be A Bit Much.

I Took A Private Lesson, But It Didn't Really Work Out, So I Went Back To Playing Along With Records. That's Really The Thing That Got Me Into Playing A Lot - Getting Excited About Playing Along With My Favorite Bands Like Zeppelin And Black Sabbath.

I Had Sort Of Exhausted All The Avenues Playing In Detroit. So Again, Through The Stewardship Of My Brother, I Ended Up In California And Went To The Musicians Institute In L.a. I Wanted To Get Better As A Player.