Egyptian drumming happens to be a favorite of mine. It's a really simple instrument, but it's really difficult to play. You can take it anywhere with you - you can play it in your room, in an airport. It's very quiet, so you explore the quiet side.

People will always try to find themselves and their place in the world.

When the Grateful Dead needed a quality sound system to deliver our sonic payload, I learned electronics and speaker design.

There's nothing like music to relieve the soul and uplift it.

What is the best music is impossible to define. Just because it's played by a virtuoso player, doesn't mean it's great music. It might not reflect the soul of a people, which is really my criteria for great music.

Life is about rhythm. We vibrate, our hearts are pumping blood, we are a rhythm machine, that’s what we are.

Adventures don't begin until you get into the forest. That first step is an act of faith.