You just become adaptable and try to lead a good life in ways that make sense, regardless. Because I know at the end of it, if I'm going to meet Jesus or Allah or Buddha, I'm going to be all right.

I'm still no good at ball-and-stick games. If I go play golf with the guys, it's intended to be a joke.

To me, drum soloing is like doing a marathon and solving equations at the same time.

People don't realize the limitations of 200 words, and the way they get chiselled down into a song that has to be sung.

It's interesting. I've known quite a few good athletes that can't begin to play a beat on the drum set. Most team sport is about the smooth fluidity of hand-eye coordination and physical grace, where drumming is much more about splitting all those things up.

Courageous convictions will drag the dream into existence.

Sometimes you're up against everybody in the whole world - even your friends and family are saying, "You need a single." You feel sometimes incredibly alone.