You can either make it come around or you can't. By the time we would be ready to record a song, we would know for sure that it was the best way we could do it.

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

Dad and mom would have preferred that I be a doctor, a lawyer, a scientist, or a great humanitarian.

When I was younger, I used to drive up to a bunch of turkeys, roll down the window and say something. They'd all gobble back at once.

If you give it good concentration, good energy, good heart and good performance, the song will play you.

When the second record came out, they started calling it The Band. I voted to call it The Crackers. I'm no fool.

We're all dealt with the same hand here, so to speak. I feel like I've had it a lot better than most people. I've had the opportunity to travel and play music all my life.