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6. DO practice on a drum pad before a gig

"You can't go on stage cold and expect to do a good show," says White. "Before every gig, I usually take out my sticks and do about 20 minutes on a drum pad.

"Again, I don't have any kind of set routine. I just try to play the basic rudiments, make sure my rolls are smooth, I get my arms nice and loose. You've got to make sure your sticks are bouncing before a show. If you don't, you're going to go on stage and freeze up.

"Twenty minutes is all you need. You can just sit there and have a chat with your bandmates or whomever; in the meantime, you're playing and getting in the zone."