John Otto Quotes

When the songs pop out, that’s like the climax of us building.

When the snares don’t hit together, it’s just the most awful thing to hear.

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.

We knew we wanted to put a lot of melody into it – a lot more than what we did on our first album.

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.

Onstage, it’s more of a momentary pressure.