Holding on to some of your uniqueness is the trick instead of surrendering it at the Academy of Contemporary We're Gonna Make You a Star.

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

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

We used to drink an awful lot of alcohol.

If I was hearing something I couldn't do, I would figure out how to do it.

Second edition of Earthworks I have the more traditional compositional approach, namely I write a piece from the piano.

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.