Most of our stuff was trial and error. You live with a tape recorder, you turn it on, you play the song and you listen to it.

Anytime I switch to another instrument, I immediately turn it into another kind of drum so that I can understand it better.

Good times don't last long sometimes.

Those bad times are important. They give you a chance to practice, listen, take stock, have a life, get your feet back on the ground, and maybe you'll live to tell the story.

Music is the language of heaven.

I love horns, and the bigger the band, the better it sounds to my ear.

I don't hear record companies coming up with any good ideas or suggestions. Historically, if it ain't their idea, it ain't no good, so you got that to contend with.