Certain drummers drop time, and I like to play on top of the beat.

Don't be afraid of mistakes - There are none.

Good music is good no matter what kind of music it is.

If you had to call it "unison", it ain't unison. It ain't the same as somebody else. If you can hear that it's unison, and you have to name it something other than "unison", it ain't unison, you know what I mean? It's two guys playin', but one guy is playin' slightly out of tune, one is playin' slightly off meter.

It took me twenty years study and practice to work up to what I wanted to play in this performance. How can she expect to listen five minutes and understand it?

It's always been a gift with me, hearing music the way I do. I don't know where it comes from, it's just there and I don't question it.

I said to [Lionel] Richie, "Man, my wife says you must really respect women because you write such beautiful love songs."