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.

The trouble with leaving your feet on the ground is you never get to take your pants off.

Everything government touches turns to crap.

If you could play, I'd play with you all night. But if I'm just playing by myself, it gets boring pretty quick.

I made all my mistakes playing with people.

A lot of the players I'm with, thank God, we're all still vertical. We've lost so many great players through the years, and we're still standing, as Elton John says.

My soul is that of a drummer.... I didn't do it to become rich and famous. I did it because it was the love of my life.