“When you record and tour year after year without a break, it starts to feel like you're on an assembly line.”

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He is saying that when recording and touring keep happening without a pause, the work can start to feel repetitive and mechanical. The comparison to an assembly line suggests a sense of routine, pressure, and loss of variety.

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Originally said in English.

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About David Draiman

American heavy metal singer, born 1973

David Draiman is an American heavy metal singer best known as the lead vocalist of Disturbed. Born in 1973, he has fronted the band since 1996 and is recognized for his distorted baritone and forceful, percussive delivery. He also wrote several of Disturbed’s best-known songs, including "Stupify," "Down with the Sickness," "Indestructible," and "Inside the Fire." During the band’s break from 2011 to 2015, he worked with Geno Lenardo on the industrial metal project Device, which released a self-titled album in 2013. In 2006, Hit Parader placed him at No. 42 on its list of Top 100 Metal Vocalists of All Time.

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