Almost everything I've done, I've done through my own creativity.
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 think it's a fallacy that the harder you practice the better you get.
But, I don't think any arranger should ever write a drum part for a drummer because if a drummer can't create his own Interpretation of the chart and he plays everything that's written, he becomes mechanical; he has no freedom.
A great musician is just a thief who doesn't get caught
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.