Basically, death metal, as a musician on my part, it just changed everything as far as the technicality and where you could take music.

That's where I learned, basically, all my skills from the drumming that I do - most of my style comes straight from death metal.

There is nothing whatsoever friendly about Slipknot. Corey may have a singing voice, but it's always been done with so much passion that it's always been brutal.

Proper Sabbath is Sabbath with Bill Ward. I'm sorry, it just is.

I just can't bring myself to see Sabbath without Bill Ward, because he was such an integral part of that band.

Without Metallica, I wouldn't be doing what I am doing. I have every Metallica record, of course, and I would spend hours on drums in my parents' basement with the stereo behind me, cranking those records and learning Lars' drum beats, beat by beat.

I'm used to living out of a suitcase.

I sleep music. I wake up, and there's a riff in my head. Every step I take, there's a riff, a beat, or something.

That's the way a musician is. You're isolated, in a weird way, because music is haunting you as much as it's loving you. It's non-stop.

Slipknot is hard work; I don't care what anybody says.

I've been a fan of Zombie's since the beginning. I've toured with them and have always wanted to play for them.

I actually played guitar before I played drums. And I always play guitar on the Slipknot albums as well, as well as being responsible for a lot of the songwriting.

I'm just as much into Emperor as I am Alice Cooper.

I'm not more into one scene than any other, and that's why I feel very lucky to be able to go into two different styles of music and be successful at both.

The music has always been the first and foremost element in our career.

'Vol. 3' has broken down more barriers for us. We worked with different styles on this album. It's more musically mature in arrangement and is conceptual.

'Vol. 3' is the most pleasing of our albums to me. And I want to keep making albums that are different from each other. And you can bet all our albums will have that twist that only Slipknot can do.

One of the things I love about this job is meeting different people.

I'm so excited 'Doctor Who''s coming back. It's a great show, wild and exciting. I watched it as a kid, and it freaked me out.

When I first heard Korn, they blew me away, and I've been a fan ever since.

I'm lucky to have had the opportunity to perform with bands that have influenced me as a musician over the years.

The communication within Sinsaenum is really, really cool. As extreme as the music is, you might not realize how much we respect each other and how much we coach each other and how well we communicate.

I got over the transverse myelitis stuff; I'm walking great, and I'm playing faster; I mean, I'm just playing all the time. I have to, just as exercise.

The power of music, and the power of your determination in life, especially when you're playing extreme metal like this... it just conquers. It conquers everything.

A lot of the time, I will write a guitar riff first. I don't write drum riffs first.

On the records that I grew up with and loved, every song was unique - it's almost as if you had a different journey every time - and the drums were big part of that story.

A great drum record has to sound good; in fact, it should sound special. It should capture the richness and the actual tones of the drums themselves, regardless of who is playing.

If you only play metal, it's going to be very apparent that you're a one-dimensional drummer.

First and foremost, I make music to satisfy my creative urges, but at the same time, I know my fans are waiting, so they're the ones that push me to keep going.

There is no such thing as an easy Slipknot show. It doesn't exist. It's tough, but we wouldn't like it if it was easy.

Slipknot's music is very technical and intense, and it's not easy to play, but that's what makes it special. What's so gratifying about playing a show that is that intense is when you get off the stage, and you know you really delivered at the top of your ability and performance; that is what makes it all worthwhile.

I love potatoes - roast potatoes, mashed potatoes - I just love potatoes.

If you are able to enjoy what you do and doing it the best that you can, then you're on the right track.

I look to constantly be a better version of myself every time I step out on court. That has come out with some good wins and good things on paper, but if my ranking were to drop or to rise, it wouldn't affect my goals or how I want to keep improving.

When I go into the gym, I'm working on getting my muscles stronger, and I try to treat my mind in the same manner.

There are always going to be distractions, push and shove between players. It's about rolling with the punches and enjoying every situation, good or bad.

If you keep a healthy state of mind, you give yourself a great chance to bring out the best in yourself.

I've always wanted to become a grand-slam champion and to become the best in the world. Without that, the victories aren't as sweet or the defeats as motivating.

I would love to get my parents a house somewhere or a place in the country.

I don't really listen to music before I go on court.

We have seen plenty of first-time semi-finalists go on and win grand slams.

My experience on clay is less than possibly on hard and grass courts, but in terms of my game style and my physical abilities, I think there's no reason why I can't adapt well to the surface and really try to maximize what I can do well on clay.

I am getting better and more knowledgeable in how I hydrate and how I make my drinks and how I eat and things like that.

Results come and go; tournaments come and go.

Winning matches on any surface will definitely give you a much larger element of trust in what you're doing.

I've been raised with a decent head on my shoulders.

I don't believe in perfect tennis or perfect matches.

No matter how much you train, you can't replicate the stresses that the body takes when it's in a competitive environment.

I was training in Spain for 15 months, and while I was there, my parents didn't want to be halfway around the world away from their 14-year-old daughter. So they migrated to the U.K. because they had Hungarian passports, and that's in the E.U., so they could work there.

When I play at my best is when I play with the least amount of inhibition, when I think less.