After touring for a long period of time, we were going to work on the new record (which turned out to be Divine Intervention) and or the video, which they did release a lot later as Live Intrusion, but was meant to come out after Seasons.
At the moment I have my family coming out with me on the road. We have our own vehicle and it's more like a family vacation. I just stop, do some gigs, and take off. It's a lot more fun now with the family.
Basically, Mike gave me a tape of 30 songs a couple months ago, I rehearse for 5 days and then we have 2 shows.
I am trying to fit things in between the time that Slayer is off and if I'm up to it.
I just to put out the best records I can and perform the best I can.
I like a lot of the stuff that they did without me, the time I wasn't around.
I'm doing a lot of touring and things have been really busy for me.
I'm not really one that likes to teach.
I'm really looking forward to this West Coast tour we're doing. I haven't been on tour on this side in a long time.
I'm really not into the educational aspect of performing. It's not in me.
Mike Patton is a genius... It is definitely the hardest music I've ever played.
My style has always included the ability to play slow or soft, but I have the capability to bring out the extreme elements of drums.
One of the great bands we opened up for was Priest back in '89. That was really great because at that time we had never met them, never toured with them before. They were a big influence on Slayer, so to open up for them was really cool.
Right now we're in the process of writing new material for a new record.
There was a bit of a readjustment period because I didn't know what it was going to be like. I didn't know what was happening, how it was going to be, how it was all going to feel. As time went on it was great. Everything felt good so we decided to go with it.
There's a lot of down time on the road. That part of it I really don't enjoy. There's nothing to do.
We got off the Clash of the Titans tour and I said that my wife and I were working on having a baby and sure enough we found out that she was pregnant. So I told them nine months in advance that I wasn't going to tour in September so I could witness the birth of my first son.
When I look back, it was a strange period in my life, looking at my childhood and then my teenage years and forming Slayer when I was still 17, not out of high school.
You will in the future hear me on a pop album, but that's just the experimental side of me.
You're at the hotel and after that you go to the venue and sit there and wait.
He wrote a book called "Power Grooves"
Setup.... Drums: Tama Starclassic Series. 2 kits : one in wine red cover and one in mirror/metallic cover. 8"x8" tom, 10"x10" tom, 11"x12" tom, 12"x13" tom, 13"x14" tom, 14"x15" tom 5 1/2"x14" StarClassic maple snare, 16"x18" floor tom, 16"x20" gong bass 18"x24" bass drums (2) Cymbals: Paiste: 14" Sound Formula Heavy hi-hats, 22" Signature Dry Heavy Ride, 8"-10",12" Signature Splashes, 18" Signature Thin China, 22" Novo China 2002, 20" Signature Full Crash, 18" Signature Power Crash, 16" Signature Full Crash, 17" Signature Power Crash, 18" Reflector China Type 3000. Drumheads: Remo: Falam K on snare drum, clear Emperors on tops of toms with clear Embassadors on the bottoms, clear Embassadors on bass drums. DrumSticks: Pro-Mark's model 2S hickory with nylon-tips Percussions: Meinl: Timbales and Congas
He played with another bands before Slayer; Escape and Sabotage.
He lives in Victorville, California, USA.
His musical influences are John Bonham, Buddy Rick, Tito Puente, the old Iron Maiden.
His first job was as a security agent for a department store.
Former drummer for thrash/speed metal band Slayer
He played with other bands after Slayer. He played with Voodoocult, Testament, Grip Inc., and Fantomas.
In 2002 he rejoined Slayer and Paul left the band.
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