Certain drummers drop time, and I like to play on top of the beat.
Don't be afraid of mistakes - There are none.
When we edit the music, I always remember, "It's my band. Save me a place to play."
Everybody ought to listen to Benny [Carter]. He's a whole musical education.
I gave the album [You're Under Arrest] to Quincy Jones and he loved "D Train". We couldn't call it "D Train"; it's called "MDI/Something's On Your Mind/MD2". That's on the album.
The reason [drummers] call things "unison", and they sound unison, is because you actually play two different tempos . . . like you're a little sharp, or a little flat; it's so slight that they call it "unison", but it's not unison.