One of my favourite musicians in the world is Jaco Pastorius. — Josh Freese Favourite Copy Share Image
The older I get and the busier I am, there just aren't enough hours in the day. — Josh Freese Am Copy Share Image
I think I like the extremes, I like stuff that's hardcore and intense, I like stuff that's really light and beautiful. — Josh Freese Beautiful Copy Share Image
I started making records and touring when I was 15, first with Frank Zappa's son Dweezil. — Josh Freese First Copy Share Image
The Vandals aren't a full-time job; we play gigs here and there. It's more of a labor of love that I do… — Josh Freese Fun Copy Share Image
I think having a place to create is very important. Whether it's in your garage, in the corner of your bedroom or… — Josh Freese Bedroom Copy Share Image
About 98% of the sessions I do are with a click. Just practicing to a click or metronome is a great way… — Josh Freese About Copy Share Image
In the studio my drums are usually something really basic: a four-, five- or six-piece kit with lots of snare and cymbal… — Josh Freese Choices Copy Share Image
It's great for me to have something I can get excited about besides music and my kids. — Josh Freese Excited Copy Share Image
I don't think Sting knows much of anything about the Vandals. But you know who Sting does like? Sting really likes Devo. — Josh Freese About Copy Share Image
Even if you have one band that's your favorite in the whole world, don't listen to only that band. There's a lot… — Josh Freese Band Copy Share Image
The Elfman thing is a lot more complex musically, but The Gecs are so much fun and I like the songs and… — Josh Freese Attitude Copy Share Image
I'm not a big fan of saying to people, 'You have to play like this' or 'You can't play that,' because a… — Josh Freese Big fan Copy Share Image
It was nine years between my first solo album and the second one. I didn't want it to take that long, and… — Josh Freese Fast Copy Share Image
Listen well and listen to as much as you can. By that I mean, if you're not into jazz, don't listen to… — Josh Freese Jazz Copy Share Image
I always say - half-joking but serious, too - that when little boys are day dreaming of cool-sounding jobs 'when they grow… — Josh Freese Ball player Copy Share Image
It continues to be bittersweet, in the way that part of me wants to say 'I wish I wasn't there at all.'… — Josh Freese Bittersweet Copy Share Image
I literally grew up at Disneyland. Instead of daycare, I would go with friends and spend the whole day there and just… — Josh Freese Dad Copy Share Image
I do have that kind of weird, kooky, kitschy part of my personality, and it's just the way I've always been. — Josh Freese Always Copy Share Image
The idea of strapping on a guitar and fronting a band has always scared me half to death. — Josh Freese Always Copy Share Image
All the direct-to-fan stuff that I sold and wacky stuff that I participated in was a great success in my opinion. — Josh Freese Great Copy Share Image
My dad conducted the Disneyland band since I was born, and I was around big band music a lot. — Josh Freese Band Copy Share Image
Sometimes, when people stop making records with the four-tracks and go into the studio, they lose the edge and the craziness and… — Josh Freese Craziness Copy Share Image
You know, I love airplane food. I'm not being funny; I'm not being ironic. It reminds me of being 12 years old… — Josh Freese Airplane Copy Share Image
I like pretty stuff, I like hard stuff, I like sad stuff and I like super-punk stuff. — Josh Freese Hard Copy Share Image
Some people take that really seriously. There's an art to it and I've watched people drive themselves crazy sequencing an 11, 12 song record. — Josh Freese Art Copy Share Image
Playing along to CDs is fine, but nothing gets your game together faster than jamming with real live musicians. — Josh Freese Game Copy Share Image
I feel so fortunate about making a living doing something I like that if I'm not working really, really hard at it,… — Josh Freese Feel Copy Share Image
Tons of people know me from Nine Inch Nails and A Perfect Circle, and they think I'm very goth. It's like, 'He's… — Josh Freese Circle Copy Share Image
I'm always balancing how much I can be gone, and how much I can be around for my kids and standard poodles. — Josh Freese Always Copy Share Image
I'm probably famous to the drummer kid that lives down the street from me, but that's about it. — Josh Freese About Copy Share Image
A lot of sessions I do the artist isn't even there! It'll be just me and the producer cutting drums to a… — Josh Freese Art Copy Share Image
I don't try to change the basic way I play with any particular artist. For instance, with Sting, I didn't do a… — Josh Freese Art Copy Share Image
Sometimes I think why would anyone want to come talk to me, or be that excited about meeting me? But when you're… — Josh Freese Big Copy Share Image
