I've found that writing and playing music has so little to do with will, and so much to do with just finding what's there waiting for you.

That's one of the things that always grabbed me about rock music: There's a song, and you know how it goes, and you can sort of predict it, but a lot is left up to chance and interaction.

I try not to think about the drums themselves. If I do, I'll end up hitting myself in the head with a drumstick, or sustaining some weird injury.

When I'm playing best, I'm just thinking about the music, just interacting with what my bandmates are playing.

I'm a rock-and-roll drummer, so my job is to create chaos.

I have music in my head; I can't help it. You can put a gun to my head and it's not going to go away. The privilege is that I'm not being prevented from following that.

I'm always looking to disprove what I think I know for sure. I call that learning.