The drummer for Rock and Roll Hall of Fame band Cheap Trick, having performed more than one thousand shows with them and recorded three critically acclaimed albums. He also co-wrote and drummed on the score for the Oscar Award-winning documentary, “Undefeated.” He even performed with Brandi Carlile for a couple years. Over the last few years he also drummed two nights with Eddie Vedder, drummed for The Fab Faux as well as a stint on "Late Night with Seth Meyers," and recorded with numerous projects.
"We rehearsed it... we learned it and then got in the studio and ran it a few times and then said, 'Alright, let's try one,' and Robin (Zander) said, 'I'll do a scratch vocal. We'll do the real take later.' And, it turns out, we played it once and he sang it once and that's the version on the album!"
"I think when you re-do things, sometimes you lose the spontaneity or the passion of the original one."
"I never imagined in my wildest dreams that I would play for Cheap Trick."
"The next thing I know I'm in the studio filming Austin City Limits with the band, which is my first official performance and it was 48 hours’ notice and we didn't rehearse. We did a sound check and that was it. And here I am filmed, millions of viewers - talk about baptism by fire!"
"We tour so much that having a full week off is pretty much unheard of, unless it's the holidays."
"The guys that can kinda do it all and be a chameleon and inspire other drummers to do stuff, those are the guys I really like."
"Anybody that thinks that they deserve something or 'I deserve fame' or any of that, they should rethink that. I think being humble and appreciating what you've got is key."
"Drumming is a young man's game. Without a doubt."
"There's a lot of drummers out there, so, I've gotta do my best job every time, no matter who I'm playing with, whatever I'm doing."
"My job is to support the song versus show my chops, as they say."
"Ambush"
"You Got It Going On"
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