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.

If you feel like you're getting into a rut with a song, a night off usually fixes it.

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.

I like to get within handshaking distance of the crowd. If it happens, they know it, we know it, and that's all we came here for.

The Jungle Bush Beaters didn't last too long as a group, but we had a pretty good time while we did.

I played some Yamaha drums that I like a lot. And I like the Yamaha people a lot too. They've been really nice to me and The Band.

A friend of mine took me to Memphis advised me that I should get in the musicians' union. He gave me a set of drums and said, Stay on the job, son.