| Full Name: |
Paul Adam Koehler |
| Date of Birth: |
September 9, 1983 |
| Place of Birth: |
Kitchener, Ontario, Canada |
| Star Sign: |
Virgo |
| Currently living in: |
Burlington, Ontario |
| Hobbies: |
Graphic Design |
| Favorite Movies: |
Fightclub, Spaceballs, The Lost Boys, Snatch |
| Favorite Bands: |
Cave In, My Bloody Valentine, Mew, The Cure, The Replacements, (too many to list) etc. |
| Favorite Books: |
Su Doku Books!, Killing Yourself to Live, 1984, Nothing Feels Good |
| Favorite Food: |
Vegetarian Sushi |
| Favorite Drink: |
Coca Cola! |
| What made you decide to play music?: |
Other music that I wanted to emulate so I started a band with some of my friends. We idolized mid-90s alternative rock and wanted to do exactly what they were doing with their lives. |
| What is an embarrassing fact?: |
I'm allergic to a lot of pets..oh, and I don't chew gum.. ever. |
| What was the best show of your career?: |
Bamboozle 2006 was a lot of fun, I trashed my drum kit and everyone else destroyed their guitars. The crowd was enormous and we had so much energy. |
| Any advice to aspiring musicians?: |
Practice hard and dedicate yourself to your instrument in order to succeed. But make sure to have fun because music is to be enjoyed by those who play it. |
| What is your proudest life achievement?: |
Turning music into a career and being about to travel doing what I love. |
| How long have you been playing music?: |
I started playing drums in 1996. |
| How would you describe yourself?: |
Ambitious, Workaholic... straight edge kid that obsesses over music and figuring out his future. |
| Hardest part about being on the road a lot?: |
Missing my friends and family. |
| What gets you through being on the road?: |
The kids in the crowd each night... and my iPod! |
| What do you plan to do in the future?: |
Hopefully something music-related, even if it's in the business realm. |
| What would you be doing if not playing music?: |
Finishing my engineering degree at McMaster - I left that early on to pursue the band full time, but I don't regret a thing. |
