Finding and nurturing his talents with the drums at the age of 13, Shane Anthony is a self-taught drummer in the quickly-soaring-to-heights Kashmir the Band. Always an optimist and dedicated to self-growth, he shares that his music inspiration comes from the evergreen band Noori. We ask Anthony to spare 60 seconds for us and here’s what he had to say. Excerpts follow:

If your life had a theme song, what would it be?

Do I Wanna Know by Arctic Monkeys.

If you could bring one fictional character to life, who would it be?

Harry Potter.

Do you have a useless talent?

The real question is do I have a useful talent?

Best compliment you have ever received?

You play the guitar really well.

If you could be a child for one day, what would you do?

Spend the day at my grandmother’s house with my cousins.

An item you like to collect?

Guitars.

What can turn the day around for you?

A new pair of shoes.

Your favourite health care regimen?

Face scrub.

Tell us an embarrassing story.

I once sat in the wrong car and said ‘hi, dad’. It wasn’t my dad in the car.

Something you wish you had more time to do?

Play football.

If you could meet a person for the first time again, who would it be?

Tom Cruise.

A beauty/grooming product you swear by?

Osis number 2.