For some reason at 12 or 13, I just heard Gerry Milligan and fell in love with that, whatever it was called.

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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 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...

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...

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

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

I think it's an awful drink, to be honest with you.

I think it's an awful drink, to be honest with you.

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'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...

I don't need to hear Bill to go through a song. I need to hear...

I don't need to hear Bill to go through a song. I need to hear...

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 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 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 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....

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...

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...

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 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...

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...

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 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...

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...