Certain drummers drop time, and I like to play on top of the beat.
Always look ahead, but never look back.
When kids don't learn about their own heritage in school, they just don't care about school... But you won't see it in the history books unless we get the power to write our own history and tell our story ourselves.
You should never be comfortable, man. Being comfortable fouled up a lot of musicians.
I think the greatest sound in the world is the human voice.
I think every Negro over fifty should get a medal for putting up with all that crap.