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.

If you can play, you can play anything. I don't like classifications.

I think it's a fallacy that the harder you practice the better you get.

You only get better by playing.

As far as music school goes, I walked through Berkelee one time.

I think at one time every drummer wanted to play like Krupa or wanted to win a Gene Krupa drum contest. This is the big inspiration for drummers and naturally it has to be the same way for me.

There are only two types of music.good and bad.