"Dad and mom would have preferred that I be a doctor, a lawyer, a scientist, or a great humanitarian."

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"Dad and mom would have preferred that I be a doctor, a lawyer, a scientist, or a great humanitarian."

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"We're all dealt with the same hand here, so to speak. I feel like I've had it a lot better than most people. I've had the opportunity to travel and play music all my life."

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"Drums just always sounded like the most fun part of that good music for me."

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"You can either make it come around or you can't. By the time we would be ready to record a song, we would know for sure that it was the best way we could do it."

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"My dad and I played music. He teaches me a song or two every time I'm home."

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