I have no qualm about the quality of the contemporary repertory.

Nowadays you can't be loud enough!

Not everybody likes or understands a drum solo, so I like to bring in effects and sounds to keep their interest.

I never had any lessons. When I first started playing I used to read music. I was very interested in music. But when I started playing in groups I did a silly thing and dropped it. It's great if you can write things down.

I think the marketing needs work.

I dare not drink before a gig because I'll get tired and blow it. So I have to sit drinking tea in a caravan.

With Zeppelin, I tried to play something different every night in my solos. I'd play for 20 minutes but the longest ever was 30 minutes. It's a long time, but whenI was playing it seemed to fly by.