John Otto quotes:
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When I was young, I had one of those Yamaha drum machines, and I used to practice to that quite a bit, just to practice soloing and being in time and completing all my phrases.
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I usually go with the first instinct, and then build upon that.
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Jazz was more of a tool for me to use to enhance my musicality.
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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've got many different sides of music to us.
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When the snares don't hit together, it's just the most awful thing to hear.
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But I've gravitated more towards the drum set.
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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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When the songs pop out, that's like the climax of us building.