Song Quotes by John Otto

I really just wanted to play the drum set and match that. I was never really into the percussion thing.

— John Otto

But I've gravitated more towards the drum set.

— John Otto

We've got many different sides of music to us.

— John Otto

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

— John Otto

Jazz was more of a tool for me to use to enhance my musicality.

— John Otto

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

— John Otto

I've always liked funk and rock and everything.

— John Otto

I was really conscious of that when I went in because I felt that I was pretty solid on the first one, but I…

— John Otto

I'd take the syncopation and play swing, and then read the syncopation lines with my left hand.

— John Otto

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

— John Otto

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…

— John Otto

I usually go with the first instinct, and then build upon that.

— John Otto

Onstage, it's more of a momentary pressure.

— John Otto

It's all about theme and development anyway. That's what music is about.

— John Otto

When I was young, I had one of those Yamaha drum machines, and I used to practice to that quite a bit, just to…

— John Otto