I'm a musician and I'm really blessed, because in my life if I can hold the sticks, I can play.

Being in The Beatles was a short, incredible period of my life. I had 22 years leading up to it, and it was all over eight years later.

The point is it is amazing that the generations have joined in the Beatle madness and love the music. Who knew?

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

With God's help, I've not had a drink in nine and a half years. That's my whole story right there. And because of that, I'm doing this. I'm making records, I'm touring. I was so involved in just getting brain damaged, I wasn't doing anything. I had great ideas, many notebooks filled with notes, some of them I can read and some of them I just can't read, but I really didn't do anything constructive, it was all just good ideas. Now I'm trying to lead a constructive life a day at a time.

I'm like everyone else, on the stage it's good. Not too much fun in the hotel or the airplane or the bus, but you got to do it.

I am truly grateful. I'm a grateful human being.