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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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...

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...

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....

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 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....

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...

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,...

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....

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...

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 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 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...

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...