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.

But primarily, the drummer's supposed to sit back there and swing the band.

Average band with a great drummer sounds great, great band with an average drummer sounds average.

No, I don't like recording. It's a bore.

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 think the drummer should sit back there and play some drums, and never mind about the tunes. Just get up there and wail behind whoever is sitting up there playing the solo. And this is what is lacking, definitely lacking in music today.

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