Music gives the soul this inner self-expression, a voice. It gives the soul a sound, the sound of the Muse.

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

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.

The Grateful Dead were very kind. It was Santa Claus. It did good things. It allowed other people to benefit. The benefits that we played were enormous, and we played free. So you've got a band that loves to play free, and that was a wonderful thing.

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

The voice of the drum is a spirit thing.

Dreams sometimes foretell the future.