We would cover bands like Metallica and Megadeth. We had all just began playing our instruments and were not very good, but did have a great time. Dirk came around in high school, I met him through Mike when we started to jam together (me, Mike and Dirk). high where mike and I spent a lot of time skateboarding. I met Brandon in the 4th grade, where we spent a lot of time playing commando in the bushes with water guns.

There will always be an infinite amount of musicians for everyone to learn from.

I have seen and listened to many bands and feel that I have taken something from all of them to help my playing, whether it is a way of setting up my drums, playing a beat, learning a roll, or whatever. I basically would listen to my favorite bands and steal as much as I could from the drummer and incorporate it in my playing. I learned how to play my instrument by studying my favorite musicians (Stuart Copeland, Tim Alexander, Chad Sexton, etc.) and by listening to many styles of music, which I believe is key to expanding your playing and technique. Unfortunately discipline is not really a word I would associate with my drum playing. I have never had any formal training in my 9 years of playing, which has its positives and negatives, but I think for the most part its been okay. It was an impressive sight, and actually made me look like I knew how to play. Before that I had been playing air drums for about two years and got pretty good. I began playing drums in 1990, pretty much when the band started to form. Shure PSM700 hardwired in-ear monitor system

Incubus band mates