Tomas of MESHUGGAH on Aging in Extreme Metal, Elvis Presley’s Influence, Latest Health Update & More

Frank sits down with Tomas Haake of Meshuggah to discuss his life and upbringing, including how he got into music as a small town kid, his love for Elvis Presley, how Animal from the Muppets made him want to play the drum set, the cringe experience of writing his first song, the story behind how he became Meshuggah’s lyricist, the relationship and challenges he faces between the roles, his feelings on singles and shorter attention spans as a band that makes longer album-centric music, the challenge of drumming for Meshuggah with age, an update on his health condition and the story of how it began, his guilty pleasures and a whole lot more! 00:00Intro 01:27 Growing Up In Small-town Sweden 04:44 How Elvis was his first music love 07:27 How he got into drumming as a kid 11:30 His earliest inspirations for drumming 14:30 Describing his first band 17:20 The story of how he became Meshuggah’s lyricist 22:20 The relationship between lyrics and drumming in their writing 26:45 What