Usually I can hear the pianos, the saxophone, and usually I can hear Ronnie. But I really need to listen to Keith and Mick. The rest of the band is sort of an embellishment to that.

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I wanted to play drums because I fell in love with the glitter and the...

I wanted to play drums because I fell in love with the glitter and the...

I never had lessons. Used to try to play to records, which I hated doing....

I never had lessons. Used to try to play to records, which I hated doing....

I saw Al Foster with Miles Davis the other week. It was beautiful. But, the...

I saw Al Foster with Miles Davis the other week. It was beautiful. But, the...

Mick's not good on his own problems, but he's very good at other people's. He's...

Mick's not good on his own problems, but he's very good at other people's. He's...

To be able to play as slow as Al Jackson is almost impossible.

To be able to play as slow as Al Jackson is almost impossible.

I think you get to a point where you watch something just to enjoy it....

I think you get to a point where you watch something just to enjoy it....

It doesn't really change, actually. I think The Rolling Stones have gotten a lot better....

It doesn't really change, actually. I think The Rolling Stones have gotten a lot better....

The world of this is a load of crap. You get all these bloody people,...

The world of this is a load of crap. You get all these bloody people,...

I'm very strict with my packing and have everything in its right place. I never...

I'm very strict with my packing and have everything in its right place. I never...

People say I play real loud. I don't, actually. I'm recorded loud and a lot...

People say I play real loud. I don't, actually. I'm recorded loud and a lot...

It's been years and years and years I've been playing the drums, and they're still...

It's been years and years and years I've been playing the drums, and they're still...

I didn't know what the hell Charlie Parker was playing... I just liked the way...

I didn't know what the hell Charlie Parker was playing... I just liked the way...

Rock and roll has probably given more than it's taken.

Rock and roll has probably given more than it's taken.

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You'd imagine Mick would be the happiest person in the world, and yet a lot...

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I've seen Keith fall asleep at business meetings about millions of dollars for him-because of...

We always work at least a month to six weeks before we go on the...

We always work at least a month to six weeks before we go on the...

I hate leaving home. I love what I do, but I'd love to go home...

I hate leaving home. I love what I do, but I'd love to go home...

For some reason at 12 or 13, I just heard Gerry Milligan and fell in...

For some reason at 12 or 13, I just heard Gerry Milligan and fell in...

A lot of our tracks have sounded a lot better than I thought they would...

A lot of our tracks have sounded a lot better than I thought they would...

I don't like drum solos, to be honest with you, but if anybody ever told...

I don't like drum solos, to be honest with you, but if anybody ever told...