????在時(shí)間安排上,，你是如何一邊巡演一邊完成工作的？

????去年我在歐洲進(jìn)行了巡演,，由于當(dāng)時(shí)正在度假期間,，所以沒有工作任務(wù)。但是我隨身帶著電腦,。雖然歐洲有時(shí)差,，但是我一旦上了網(wǎng)事實(shí)上就能工作了,。在這種技術(shù)行業(yè)，只要能用VPN（虛擬專用網(wǎng)絡(luò)）上網(wǎng),，無論在哪里都可以工作,。

????我再次開始巡演時(shí)，一切也都很順利,，因?yàn)槲夷茉诠ぷ髁?小時(shí)之后,，再去進(jìn)行校音和小型現(xiàn)場(chǎng)演出的工作，有時(shí)候演出結(jié)束以后我甚至還能上上網(wǎng),，幫我的團(tuán)隊(duì)解決問題,。我有Zynga的Aircard無線上網(wǎng)卡，這樣一來,，即使在巡演途中,，我也照樣可以在車中工作。當(dāng)然,，無網(wǎng)可上或難以上網(wǎng)的日子也是有的,。巡演過程中會(huì)常常因故暫停，這時(shí)候別人為了解悶會(huì)找些事做,，而我則會(huì)工作,。

????樂隊(duì)成員會(huì)給你難堪嗎？

????這些家伙有時(shí)候很討厭,。他們看著我整日用電腦,，而我工作時(shí)真的很投入。如果和別人以及員工進(jìn)行視頻談話,，我會(huì)一連幾個(gè)小時(shí)呆在電腦前,。這時(shí)，他們會(huì)說：“哥們,，把那破玩意扔掉,。快來喝酒吧,，”喬伊?凱普（Lagwagon樂隊(duì)的主唱）每隔一會(huì)兒就會(huì)跑來對(duì)我說：“哥們,，你玩這個(gè)的最好成績(jī)是多少分？”

????你玩樂隊(duì)經(jīng)驗(yàn)給你領(lǐng)導(dǎo)團(tuán)隊(duì)帶來哪些啟示,？

????樂隊(duì)是個(gè)民主的大家庭,。要工作就要有秩序。得敞開心扉接受其它思想,。加盟樂隊(duì)完全是個(gè)人行為,。但是必須拋開個(gè)人對(duì)事物的看法。這一上來很難做到,，但是一旦做到了,，就會(huì)打開你與別人協(xié)同創(chuàng)作的大門,，就會(huì)靈思泉涌。

????音樂創(chuàng)作與游戲開發(fā)有什么相同點(diǎn),？

????兩者都得發(fā)揮創(chuàng)造力,，不斷改變，不斷學(xué)習(xí),。作曲的主要任務(wù)就是盡可能創(chuàng)作出最好的作品,。它總是充滿挑戰(zhàn)，無論做了什么或?qū)懥耸裁?，無論制作了什么,，總是能夠不斷找到可以進(jìn)一步完善的地方。所以,，一切都是學(xué)習(xí)過程,。我在寫歌的時(shí)候會(huì)去聽自己以前寫的作品，然后盡量找出自己那時(shí)不太喜歡的地方,。領(lǐng)導(dǎo)團(tuán)隊(duì)也一樣。想想我們過去哪個(gè)地方搞砸了,？哪個(gè)地方疏忽了,？我們?cè)鯓硬拍鼙苊膺@些問題再次出現(xiàn)？

????你在臺(tái)上的時(shí)候是否還會(huì)想著工作,？

????不,，完全不會(huì)。一旦關(guān)掉電腦,，上路巡演,，我就會(huì)忘掉工作。這時(shí)我通常會(huì)喝幾盅尊美醇威士忌（Jameson）,，灌幾罐啤酒,。我會(huì)拿起貝斯練一會(huì)兒，讓自己進(jìn)入表演狀態(tài),。這其實(shí)也是一種解壓,。我的精神獲得了徹底的放松，這樣當(dāng)我回到工作時(shí),，就可以做到100%的投入,。我可以進(jìn)入忘我的狀態(tài)，然后又回歸現(xiàn)實(shí),。

????Logistically, how do you get any work done while you're on the road?

????I did a tour last year in Europe, and I wasn't supposed to work because I was on vacation. But I took my computer with me. And even though there's a time difference in Europe, when I logged on, I actually helped out. In this tech field, where I can VPN into a network, I can work from anywhere.

????When I went on tour again, it worked out really well because I was able to put in eight hours a day and still do sound check and the gig, and sometime even get back online after the show and help the team out. I have an Aircard [Internet connection device] through Zynga, and I'm able to work in the tour van while we're cruising. Of course, there are some days where you don't have a connection and you have issues getting online. There's a lot of downtime while on tour, and everyone else is trying to do things to keep busy so they're not bored. For me, I'm just working.

????Do your band mates give you a hard time?

????The guys give me shit sometimes. They see me working on my computer, and my job is really in-depth. If I'm Skyping people and stuff, I'm on my computer for hours. They'll say, "Dude, you've got to throw that fucking thing away. Drink some beer with us." Joey Cape [Lagwagon's lead singer] likes to come in every once in a while and go, "Hey, what's your high score on that thing, dude?"

????How has being in a band taught you how to lead a team?

????When you're in a band, it's a democracy. It has to be in order to work. You've got to be open to ideas. It's a very personal thing, being in a band. You have to let your personal opinion about things go. That's a hard thing to do at first, but once you do, it opens up the floodgates to being super creative with other people.

????How is creating music similar to working on a game?

????You're using creativity and constantly changing and learning. When you're songwriting, you're basically trying to make a product that is the best it can be. It's always challenging, and no matter what you do, no matter what you write, no matter what you program or make, you can always make it better. So everything is a learning experience. When I'm writing music, I listen to what I'd written before and try to take the things out that I didn't like about it. It's the same thing leading a team. Where did we mess up in the past? Where did we slip? How do we not let that happen again?

????Do you ever find yourself thinking about work while you're on stage?

????No, not at all. When I shut down my computer and I'm on the road, I'm done with work. That's usually the time that I start taking shots of Jameson and drinking a couple of beers. I grab my bass and start practicing a little bit and I get in the mode of performing. It's actually a great release, too. It frees my spirit enough that I can come back to work and hit it 100%. I can let myself go, then come back to reality.