Another time, we had three days off in Australia, so we went out of our way to fly to Ayres Rock.

I don't want to preach, but I really think the rudiments are very important to developing your drumming skills. Many of the patterns I've recorded came from things like paradiddles, flam paradiddles, flam triplets... They might be boring to sit down and practice, but not when you apply them to the drums.

Deep inside us we're not that different at all.

If Miles Davis hadn't died it would have been interesting to do an album with him, but there wasn't much else that would have got me into the studio... although Herbie Hancock has just been in touch about doing something and that would be an interesting combination.

Wait for it, wait for it! Anticipation is half the fun, So I've been told...

I do that in whatever language of the country I'm in, because the audience appreciate it.

I remember flying with Air India to New York quite a few years ago now and I love Indian food, so the fact that I had a curry on board was fantastic.