I don't like drum solos, to be honest with you, but if anybody ever told me he didn't like Buddy Rich I'd right away say go and see him, at least the once.

The world of this is a load of crap. You get all these bloody people, so incredibly sycophantic.

I never weigh myself. But if I put my trousers on and they don't do up, then I don't eat until I can.

We always work at least a month to six weeks before we go on the road, usually for something like eight to 12 hours a night. It took six weeks to do it this time. We just play virtually everything we know.

You need better technique than I have to play jazz, but what you have to do is the same thing, isn't it?

I wanted to play drums because I fell in love with the glitter and the lights, but it wasn't about adulation. It was being up there playing.

Mick's not good on his own problems, but he's very good at other people's. He's been wonderful over the years. I don't mean I ring him up every week, but he's fantastic.