With horns and a full rhythm section, the drums always looked like the best seat in the house.

New York, it was an adult portion. It was an adult dose. So it took a couple of trips to get into it. You just go in the first time and you get your ass kicked and you take off. As soon as it heals up, you come back and you try it again. Eventually, you fall right in love with it.

I like walking on the edge.

Forever Young, by Dylan, is one of my favorite songs.

My parents wanted me to be smart and be a scholar, and the best I could do was graduate high school.

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

Conway Twitty was always our local hero while I was growing up. He had a series of good bands. I wanted to sit in, if Conway would let me. And he did a couple of times.