It's interesting when something new comes along, a band of dwarfs playing electronic harps or something, but I'm not searching.

I suggested back in 1980 to do a chronological live album, but there wasn't that much enthusiasm for it.

The way I see it, rock & roll is folk music. Street music. It isn't taught in school. It has to be picked up.

All my houses are isolated. Many is the time I just stay home alone.

Almost the moment he died, they put him in Playboy as one of the greatest drummers, which he was - there's no doubt about it. There's never been anybody since. He's one of the greatest drummers that ever lived.

So far I've been very, very fortunate because it appears that people like to hear the music I like to play. What more fortunate position can a musician be in?

There's so many different styles and facets of the 360-degree musical sphere to listen to. From tribal to classical music, it's all there. If the bottom was to sag out of that, for God's sake, help us all.