John Otto Quotes

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• I really just wanted to play the drum set and match that. I was never really into the percussion thing.
• I think jazz is a wonderful learning tool.
• I usually go with the first instinct, and then build upon that.
• Jazz was more of a tool for me to use to enhance my musicality.
• We knew we wanted to put a lot of melody into it - a lot more than what we did on our first album.
• 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…
• But I've gravitated more towards the drum set.
• 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…
• I was really conscious of that when I went in because I felt that I was pretty solid on the first one, but I didn't…
• I'd take the syncopation and play swing, and then read the syncopation lines with my left hand.
• I've always liked funk and rock and everything.
• It's all about theme and development anyway. That's what music is about.
• Onstage, it's more of a momentary pressure.
• 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…
• We've got many different sides of music to us.
• When the snares don't hit together, it's just the most awful thing to hear.
• When the songs pop out, that's like the climax of us building.

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