Each performer has totally different pre-show rituals, particularly with regard to what they may or received’t eat earlier than they go on stage. Gojira frontman Joe Duplantier lately spoke to Finnish publication Chaoszine about his preferences, to which he shared that he eats meals like avocado earlier than he goes on stage. Extra apparently, he stated that his vitality has a performer has elevated considerably since transferring to a vegan or plant-based food regimen (h/t Blabbermouth).

“I wanna say this on a aspect observe, however since I stop animal merchandise and I eat plant-based [foods] solely, my vitality elevated by ten or 100. I don’t know, as a result of how would I do know? Each time we end a present, I’m nonetheless stuffed with vitality and I maintain going. I can maintain going and going and going. And again within the day, earlier than I modified my food regimen, on the finish of the present, I used to be on the finish of my life. And I used to be younger; I used to be 20[-something]… Dude, I ought to be the alternative, proper? However then I modified my food regimen, and now I can go anytime. Even when I eat on this three-hour window, it’s gonna be tremendous gentle, so it’s gonna be acceptable. But when I’d eat cheese or meat or heavy issues, it’s unattainable.

“So I feel though I don’t have the healthiest life-style — I drink a number of beers after the present; I’m an evening owl, so I don’t sleep quite a bit. I attempt to compensate for sleep in naps. However I do drink plenty of water and attempt to sleep as a lot as potential. These are my secrets and techniques — that aren’t secrets and techniques; everyone is aware of it [laughs], even for non-singers. However yeah, the food regimen change was essential in my life.”

Gojira have a reasonably heavy touring schedule today—and so they’ve been performing for many years now—so a food regimen that permits Duplantier to maintain going is necessary. Try our record to see which member of Gojira we’d vote for in the event that they ran for workplace.