[mgsrush]

For me, it started when I was 7. My mom bought me a snare drum after my step father put me behind a drumset for the drummer in his group.

I actually didn't sit behind a real drumset again until 8 years later, after extensive private lessons for just the snare drum.

Since that time, almost 3 decades ago, I have extensively modified my kit, my tastes and my skills as a drummer. Obviously, I was heavily influenced by Peart, and I find I gravitate towards complex poly-rhythms and poly-tempo style music.