If he's a true symphony artist, he knows better than that because he knows that the only truly creative musician is the jazz musician.

But I think that any young drummer starting out today should get himself a great teacher and learn all there is to know about the instrument that he wants to play.

I can think of a lot better things to do with my hands than to cut them up on the rim of a drum.

I consider every drummer that ever played before me an influence, in every way.

Every drummer that had a name, had a name because of his individual playing. He didn't sound like anybody else, So everybody that I ever listened to, in some form, influenced my taste.

You either swing a band or don't swing a band and that's what's lacking today.. There aren't any guys who get back there and play with any kind of guts.

I can't sit down long enough to absorb any kind of learning.