I hated science in high school. Technology? Engineering? Math? Why would I ever need this? Little did I realize that music was also about science, technology, engineering and mathematics, all rolled into one.

In the beginning, there was noise. Noise begat rhythm, and rhythm begat everything else.

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

A good groove releases adrenaline in your body. You feel uplifted, you feel centered, you feel calm, you feel powerful. You feel that energy. That's what good drumming is all about.

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

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.

Everywhere you look on the planet people are using drums to alter consciousness.