Aussie band 5 Seconds Of Summer spend a lot of time on the road away from normality and member Ashton Irwin has opened up about how he keeps grounded. 

Speaking to Sydney's Daily Telegraph heartthrob Ashton Irwin, who drums for the band, admitted that he enjoys being in Los Angeles because it's so easy to find like-minded people to hang out and spend time with:

"The best thing about living in L.A. is you get to meet a lot of drummers and you find they share the same mentality and their own unique way of playing. There's things you can get involved with, based around the Sunset Strip, playing covers with other musicians and it's inspiring to hang out and learn off them. Musicians just get each other and that makes me feel a little more sane."

Irwin then confessed that befriending fellow musicians helps him to deal with fame because it's nice to be around people who understand your perspective and experience: "When I feel a little lost, I talk to other musicians who have been on this ride with a band for a while and it helps."

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