CF: I'd like to start by asking you a couple quick questions.
Bob: No problem.
CF: First question: What would you say are your biggest influences as a musician?
Bob: my cousin Daniel, my cousin John, my dad and my sisters.
CF: And what artists do you think inspire you musically?
Bob: Blink 182, Led Zeppelin, Foo Fighters, Bleach (cousins band), and there are a bunch of other ones, too.
CF: Do you have any nicknames?
Bob: Chobes, Bobbo, Bo-Cho, Bobby, Bobby-boy, faggot, crazy-drummer CF: Wow, that's a lot of nicknames! I bet you acquired "crazy-drummer" in relevance to your playing.
Bob: [Laughs] Yeah, that�s what some people call me; its ridiculous.
CF: What's your favorite part of being in the band?
Bob: Playing music with my three best friends is like one of the best things that ever happened to me, its absolutely wicked.
CF: It's obviously something you enjoy about your life right now. What else is going good for you?
Bob: For me, everything is going pretty good. I don�t have any big concerns. It�s all good
CF: What are some of your favorite things to do?
Bob: I like writing down whatever comes to my head, and turning them into songs. Basically music is my favorite thing to do.
CF: How long have you been playing for?
Bob: I have been playing for approximately four years.
CF: Can you see yourself making it big with your band mates?
Bob: It�s not even funny how much I do, we all get along so well. It all just seems to fit. I can�t picture anything better than playing music, in front of people that enjoy it; it would be absolutely the best thing ever.
CF:: Now, I'm curious to know some of your personal goals for the music.
Bob: Okay, well, where do I begin? First of all, I want to kind of bring a new meaning to drums in or sort of music. It�s hard to explain. Mostly, I want to make every instrument flow together, and sound like one; uniform song, that sounds insane. Basically, I want Chris, Richard, Justin, and myself, to sound like we are all listening to each other, and sort of "feel" each other's instruments.
CF:: Do you think you have that going on right now?
Bob: I think we have a very good start. It�s sounding better, and better every time we practice. I think we have all progressed in our own way, it's a very great thing to watch, and listen to.
CF:: Have you ever considered documenting yourselves while you play?
Bob: We have a couple times, like recorded on a little cassette tape, and listen to ourselves. it's quite interesting.
CF:: Most musicians and artists in general document themselves for further critiquing later. Do you ever have the feeling there was something better that you could have done, while listening to the tapes?
Bob: It's funny you should say that, because there is a few things. firstly, I don't really notice how loud I am on the drums, until I listen to those tapes. like seriously, I'm surprised my drum skins haven't broken yet! I suppose that�s a good thing, depends on how you look at it
CF:: Very true, and it's a good thing that you play loudly while live.
Bob: oh for sure, I sometimes joke that if we ever played like a stadium, we won't have to mic the drum kit. [laughs]
CF:: If you were to release an album and have it be a rather large success on a grander scale, what kind of impact would be the most important to make on the public (besides giving drummers more credit, of course) in your opinion?
Bob: Exactly! I think one of the main things, would be to try to inspire younger musicians, to keep on playing, don't give up. that would be one of my main things. I�m kind of drawing a blank, that�s the first thing that came to mind.
CF:: Have you ever felt like you wanted to give up playing? If so, what were your reasons?
Bob: I don't think I ever thought about giving up drums, it was just so fun to play, and my cousin john kept me going, and I am eternally grateful to him for that.
CF:: How did he inspire you?
Bob: well, I have my cousin John across the street, and his brother Daniel had a band, so we pretty much tried to imitate his actions, you know, following him and what not. After they sort of stopped with that, I just started my own band.
CF:: Who originally initiated the idea to form Elevenance?
Bob: It was Justin, he is the "organizer" when it comes to everything. it started out as Chris, Justin, and I, then later. Richard wanted to play rhythm, so he joined the band too. It all fell into place after that.
CF:: Can you remember who came up with the new name?
Bob: It was me. Sometimes, I just sit up at night around 12, just writing down all of these names that come to mind, and I thought of Elevenance; it sounded right you know?
CF:: It does. I honestly like it. Think it'll stay this time?
Bob: [Laughs] Man, I hope so. All of these names flying back and forth are starting to piss me off. I think this one will work.
CF:: Can you give me a list of famous drummers who inspire you the most? Bob: Hmm, where do I begin. Ok. Taylor Hawkins (Foo Fighters), Travis Barker (blink-182), John Bonham (Led Zeppelin), Steve Gadd, Dennis Chambers, Fabrizio Moretti, Buddy Rich, Nico Mcbrain (Iron Maiden), Carter Beauford (Dave Matthews Band), Joey Jordison (Slipknot), Stewart Copeland (Police), John Blackwell, Ed Shaughnessy, Mick Fleetwood (Fleetwood Mac), Dave Grohl (Nirvana), Steve Smith (Queens of the Stone Age) Matt "spug" Mcdonough (Mudvayne), Ben Graves, Lars Ulrich (Metallica), Vinnie Colaiuta, Chris Hesse, Zoro, Terry Bozzio, and Bill Ward. Just to name a few.
CF:: Awesome. That's a lot of artists.
Bob: Yeah, they are all wicked in their own way.
CF:: What album that you own would you say is the most shocking in your collection?
Bob: [Laughs] Hmm, probably shocking would be Marvin Gaye, I just can't get enough of his singing, and grooves; it's just unreal, he is like, the definition of "cool".
CF: Well, it really shows in your guys' music. You guys rock.