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.

To be able to play as slow as Al Jackson is almost impossible.

Rock and roll has probably given more than it's taken.

When I was a kid I never learned to play. I actually got in bands through watching people play and copying them.

It doesn't really change, actually. I think The Rolling Stones have gotten a lot better. An awful lot better, I think. A lot of people don't, but I think they have, and to me that's gratifying. It's worth it.

I've seen Keith fall asleep at business meetings about millions of dollars for him-because of heroin, just nod out and then wake up and answer a question.

I'm very strict with my packing and have everything in its right place. I never change a rule. I hardly use anything in the hotel room. I wheel my own wardrobe in and that's it.