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

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.

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.

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

And, you know, I think the original recording of Ravel's Bolero, probably whoever played percussion on that, will never have It played better than that.

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