What is a master but a master student? And if that's true, then there's a responsibility on you to keep getting better and to explore avenues of your profession.

What a young musician's dream, to say, "Look at those chrome drums. Look at that 22-inch ride cymbal. I'll have those." It was one of those unparalleled exciting days of your life.

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.

Like a force of nature love can fade with the stars at dawn...

Everything in moderation, with occasional excess.

I had spindly little ankles, and growing up in Canada, I couldn't skate. I was no good at any sports so was very much a pariah through those adolescent years.

While I believe in all that freedom, I also believe that no one should suffer needlessly.