I've been asked to write my autobiography and really they only want 8 years (1962-1970), and I keep saying it would be five volumes before I even got into the band!

I never studied anything, really. I didn't study the drums. I joined bands and made all the mistakes onstage.

When I was thirteen I only wanted to be a drummer.

That's all drugs and alcohol do, they cut off your emotions in the end.

We'd get in the car and i'd look over at John and say 'Christ. Look at you. You're a bloody phenomenon!' and just laugh because it was only him.

I have a trainer who comes three times a week and just listens to me moan... and I keep fit and keep moving... and I do watch what I eat. I am a vegetarian... I can't eat crazy food. I'm highly allergic to onions and garlic and spices... I've never had a pizza, never had a curry.

America: It's like Britain, only with buttons.