We always work at least a month to six weeks before we go on the road, usually for something like eight to 12 hours a night. It took six weeks to do it this time. We just play virtually everything…

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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...

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

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

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....

When I was a kid I never learned to play. I actually got in bands...

When I was a kid I never learned to play. I actually got in bands...

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...

You need better technique than I have to play jazz, but what you have to...

You need better technique than I have to play jazz, but what you have to...

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,...

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...

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....

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

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

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.

When people talk about the '60s I never think that was me there. It was...

When people talk about the '60s I never think that was me there. It was...

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...

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...

Usually I can hear the pianos, the saxophone, and usually I can hear Ronnie. But...

Usually I can hear the pianos, the saxophone, and usually I can hear Ronnie. But...

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...

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...

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...

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....

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...