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.

First and foremost I am a drummer. After that, I'm other things... But I didn't play drums to make money.

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.

Beatles, women and children first!

I hope the fans will take up meditation instead of drugs.

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.

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