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" My mom died when I was 16. I had a rough childhood, you know what I mean, but it made me strong. "

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" Then I tried out for the Fontana High School drum line, in Riverside, and I did really well. I got second chair, and played snare in that drum line for three years. "

" I was playing with the Aquabats, and then I quit to join a band called Suicide Machine in Detroit. "

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" In the hospital, I promised myself that I ever walked again, that I would eat well and swim every day. "

" Once in a while, I'll slip and get off my vegan diet and have egg whites in the morning, that's a good source of protein while I'm out on the road. If I can feel my body starting to tire, those are good to keep you healthy. "

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" I have my kids every Friday through Monday, and I don't leave them the whole time I have them. "

" I learned the songs and played the gigs, and then they called me about a month later. They told me they were like super stoked on me and asked me to join their band. "

" My mom passed away a day before high school started, and her dream was for me to be a full rock and roll guy, and play drums in a band. "

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" Playing my drums is therapy. "

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" I like Steve Gadd, everything he did with Steely Dan. There's so many. I like everything. "

" I'm a freak, everything has to be totally flat when I play. Ed Will, my jazz teacher, set up everything completely flat, and then you'd tilt your snare drum away from you, so I do that too. So my snare tilts away from me. "

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" My chops are still up, even though I'm not still in high school. "

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" I want to keep pushing the limits for drummers and expressing myself. "