"Yes, of course that's true but you know, the irony of all that is that before the accident, I'd pretty much lost interest in playing drums."

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"Yes, of course that's true but you know, the irony of all that is that before the accident, I'd pretty much lost interest in playing drums."

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"But I think that the most important thing was to really stop drinking."

Drink

"'Cause I felt I didn't have anything else to prove as a musician... and boy was I wrong about that one."

Wrong

"Before my accident I was a little too... selfish and self-absorbed and for me, to now be at the place where I can kinda give back and inspire people. I'm blessed. I'm really blessed."

People

"America feels like home as much as it does here. Although it's a strange situation as I feel almost like I'm in no-man's land some of the time, because although I'm a resident, I still can't vote so I don't really have a say in what goes on where I live."

Home

"I really don't feel any strong allegiance to any country."

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"Chasing the sensation. Whether it was drugs or sex or whatever. Those things had become my main focus in life."

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"I prefer the rather old and battered, things with character, to the brand new."

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"Thinking about what songs are coming next instead of just relaxing, breathing and playing from my heart. Sometimes it can get to be almost like the enemy."

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"At the end of the day, they're happy if you do the obvious songs towards the end of the set and you've got to try and make yourself happy by doing certain songs at the front end of the set."

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"Just the same way I'd say a prayer before going onstage, taking that even further and using the drum to inspire people. And using that as a vehicle for the intention."

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