Many of the articles printed over the last few months have ended up painting a picture of me that is more than a little distorted.

This stupid sensitivity! But then women like sensitivity.

The answer is inside your head; it's easy to find if you take it logically.

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.

Would you respect me if I didn't have this gun? Cause without it, I don't get it, and that's why I carry one.

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.

As soon as you start making a record, things start getting lined up: the promotion, possibly even a tour.