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.

Drumming is my middle name.

So this is America. They must be out of their minds.

I learned to knit in hospital. They give you stuff to do to keep you busy because you're so ill.

You got to pay your dues if you want to sing the blues...And you know it don't come easy.

Roy Orbison was the only act that The Beatles didn't want to follow.

I think we should have understanding and love and peace. I mean, peace and love has been my situation. You hear that in the song. I'm trying to promote that now: peace and love and understanding.