Time & Perspective Quote by Dave Lombardo

Uncertainty is doing most of the work here, and that’s what makes Lombardo’s phrasing feel unusually honest for a professional musician who’s lived through hype cycles, lineup changes, and fan expectations. He doesn’t dress the moment up as destiny or “creative vision.” He frames it as bodily data: I didn’t know, then I felt. That’s a drummer’s way of narrating a life decision, grounded in rhythm and physical feedback rather than ideology. The language is almost comically plain - “how it was going to be, how it was all going to feel” - but that repetition signals real disorientation, the kind that hits when you step into a new project or a reconfigured band dynamic and realize your old instincts might not map cleanly onto the new room.

The subtext: this is a veteran describing reinvention without romanticizing it. “Readjustment period” is corporate-sounding on purpose; it lets him talk about emotional risk without performing vulnerability for the camera. Then comes the pivot: “As time went on it was great.” No mythmaking, just results. “Everything felt good” implies chemistry, groove, and interpersonal fit - the invisible stuff audiences hear as tightness, not drama. The last clause, “so we decided to go with it,” also quietly shifts from “I” to “we,” suggesting consent and cohesion. In a metal culture obsessed with authenticity and loyalty, that understated collectivism is a strategic move: he’s signaling stability while admitting the messy part at the start.