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

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

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.

When I heard Grateful Dead music, I knew that it was the most powerful force on the planet.

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.