We were from totally different social backgrounds. This is what is very hard for an American to understand, but we could have been five guys from Mars.

This amateurism however, can sometimes be helpful in forging a style; you have to work around your weaknesses.

I seldom play in a trio, but acoustic music is likely to be lighter, quicker, and quieter.

You learn so much about music from all the people you surround yourself with - good, bad and indifferent. It's extremely hard to be specific.

And I like messing around in the engine room of music. Seeing what happens in the rhythm section area.

The best practice you can get is on the bandstand, but in between gigs I feel I have to stay in shape.

Drummers haven't managed to develop their individuality quite as well as guitarists have. We can be so focused on the nuts and bolts that we overlook the importance of individuality - the broader picture, if you will.