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Even on the drum level, it's all about stating your theme, going back to certain things that need to be emphasized, not doing fills for the sake of doing fills.
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We knew we wanted to put a lot of melody into it - a lot more than what we did on our first album.
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Sometimes the band can't fully hear your fill, so they come in differently. So I've also learned not to really step out too much, because you sacrifice the band when you do that.
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I really just wanted to play the drum set and match that. I was never really into the percussion thing.
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I was really conscious of that when I went in because I felt that I was pretty solid on the first one, but I didn't have the groove exactly where I wanted it.
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Jazz was more of a tool for me to use to enhance my musicality.
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When the songs pop out, that's like the climax of us building.
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When the snares don't hit together, it's just the most awful thing to hear.
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I'd take the syncopation and play swing, and then read the syncopation lines with my left hand.
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It's all about theme and development anyway. That's what music is about.
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I usually go with the first instinct, and then build upon that.
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