Percussive Pachyderms

The Thai Elepant (sic) Orchestra
http://www.mulatta.org/Elephonic.html

Doesn't it seem that elephants have an excessive amount of extra-curricular activities these days? I mean versus other animals, that is. Every time I hear about them, or see them, they're playing musical instruments, painting, playing soccer, washing cars. Don't they have any "me" time?