Standing in front of a microphone where every word or every slip that you make, especially in these times, is with you forever - you want to say the right thing. I fell into having to extemporize, and it came okay because of tools I've learned. I said [to myself], "Remember [to mention] mom and dad."

Live for yourself... there's no one else more worth living for...

From first to last, the peak is never passed. Something always fires the light that gets in your eyes.

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.

Half the world cries Half the world laughs Half the world tries To be the other half

Once I had defined myself as a compositional drummer, I thought, "Well, I want to be an improvisational drummer."

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