My brother was always in bands and on the road when I was a kid and he was my inspiration. He never made it with a big band, in fact he never made a record. Here he is fifty-something years old.

I think that the jazzy approach that I have is based on the way that I hear music and in the way I play a supporting role to the other people in the band.

I've always seen my drumming as lyrical anyway.

I take my craft very seriously.

When I'm at home I practice everyday.

If you put the right things out there the right things will happen.

You start to look at it with a deeper respect and I think that deeper respect for what you do builds more self-respect.