Beatles, women and children first!

The drummer's always going to be there. They're the floor of the whole deal and everyone can stand up on you.

Last night I had a peace dream.

I love being in a band. I love playing with other human beings. I've never practiced drums unless there was another human being in the room.

The Beatles were just four guys that loved each other. That's all they'll ever be.

F irst and foremost I am a drummer. After that, I'm other things... But I didn't play drums to make money. I played drums because I loved them... My soul is that of a drummer... It came to where I had to make a decision - I was going to be a drummer. Everything else goes now. I play drums. It was a conscious moment in my life when I said the rest of things were getting in the way. I didn't do it to be come rich and famous, I did it because it was the love of my life.

I've always been playing with other people, and that's how I learned. I got a kit of drums I couldn't play, but I also knew a guitarist and a friend of mine played bass and could teach us bass, and we just played. And I learned.