From the time I started playing solo drums, doing clinics and stuff, you know I think one of the largest selling clinics I ever did was in Chicago.

If it's something that I just can't get anywhere with, even if I think this could be a hit, I just drop it and it doesn't get developed.

I don't think I really started to seriously compose until around that time when I was 40.

There's things I'd like to do, but I've found that pretty much anything that I try to will to happen doesn't happen, but if you just kind of let go and let things fall into place, somehow I end up being able to do the right thing or the right time.

I feel qualified and competent to try anything that's thrown my way because I don't have to be a success. I can just try.

I'm very grateful to be where I'm at and be able to play. That's really the bottom line for me. Survival and being able to play.

You stick your nose in the dirt until you find something that smells good.