Year of birth?
19.. yeah, right. You might as well guess!
 

When did you start playing?
At 13
 

Why did you start playing?
I wanted to be a better drummer than my friend from school and the drums looked a lot cooler than the piano.
 

Favourite bands?
Porcupine Tree, Genesis, Pink Floyd, Sjako!, UK, Peter Gabriel, The Tubes, Frank Zappa, Marillion, Mike Landau (in all his appearances), Rush, Roachford, Blackfield, Blof….
 

Favourite musicians?
Terry Bozzio, Peter Gabriel, Phil Collins, Hans Eikenaar, Ton Dijkman, Mike Landau, Steve Lukather, Simon Phillips, Roachford.
 

Best musician of all times?
Mozart & Chopin?
 

First album bought?
Van Halen: Van Halen.
 

5 favourite albums of all time?
UK: Danger Money

Genesis: Second’s Out

Frank Zappa: Sheik Yerbouti

The Tubes: What do you want from live?

Sjako!: Livewire
 

Favourite albums from the 21st century?
Blackfield: II

Greenday: American Idiot

First concert (as visitor)?
Genesis at the Groenoordhallen in Leiden, The Netherlands
 

Best live show you've seen / would like to see?
Peter Gabriel: Growing up live in Ahoy, The Netherlands

Would like to see: reunion of UK!
 

Favourite Kramer song?
The final chord
 

Favourite song to play live?
I believe
 

Which band would you like to open up for?
Genesis
 

Highlight of your career on/off stage?
The Boerderij, Zoetermeer (on stage), the release of the first full album of Kramer (off stage)

Downpoint of your career on/off stage?
The time that we played for an audience of just 1 person. And this barman left the building to get a smoke outside……
 

Craziest situation on/off stage?
Playing on a billard and later that night driving the bandbus through a tent where two girls were supposedly sleeping (sort of on stage). And vometing over a soundboard of another band. Luckily I had blacked out at that time. So my friends had a nice story for me when I got to my senses (sort of off stage).
 

Weirdest item/place you had to sign?
Uhhhh….I suppose that has something to do with words and stuff?......
 

Most embarassing moment of your career?
Trying to play a song, written in 4/4 in a tempo in 6/8. And pursueing….
 

Craziest rumour you heard about yourself?
Drunken driving. All the time….
 

Favourite bands to tour with?
Any band with people that haven’t forgotten they breathe the same air as we do.
 

Favourite drink / smoke?
Liquids. And carexhausts.
 

Dream car?
Jaguar E-type convertible.
 

Favourite movies / actors?
Shawshank redemption / Michelle Pfeiffer
 

Favourite computer/console games?
Duh?! Computer? Games?
 

What do you like to do on your freetime?
Sleep, drum a little, drive my car or motorbike, travel.
 

Worst habit?
Breathing
 

What would be your job if not musician?
That’s funny, I’ve got a job and I do the musician thing on the side.
 

Describe yourself with 3 words:
Laughing Jack Ass.
 

Where do you see yourself in 10 years?
In any nursery home that will take me in.
 

Equipment you use?
Triple P drums, Zildjian + Wuhan cymbals, Pearl drumrack, Tama Iron Cobra twinpedal, Muller & Zildjian sticks.

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