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.

As a composer I approached the drums differently than a non-composing drummer. I embraced drum machines.

Beyond a certain point, the music isn't mine anymore. It's yours.

When you're young you want to show people what you can do, no matter what the cost. Whereas when you're older, and you realise that maybe a drum machine is better than you playing, then use the drum machine.

To me, groups of musicians playing together, not fighting each other, but playing a groove together is one of the most exciting things to listen to.

I grew up in the day when the Beatles sold 1 million singles in a week. And all you’ve got to do now is sell about 10,000 singles and you’re in the charts.

I can't remember much about the early flights, except that it was ages before we got into First Class.