Give me a mandolin and I'll play you rock 'n' roll.

I told people I was a drummer before I even had a set, I was a mental drummer.

I love to see people laugh and I love it more if I can make them laugh.

I'm still the best Keith Moon-style drummer in the world.

To get your playing more forceful, hit the drums harder.

I've always enjoyed myself. Unhappy periods for me last about twenty minutes.

They're always saying I'm a capitalistic pig. I suppose I am. But... it's good for my drumming.

At heart I cannot accept that I am a well-known rock 'n' roll star and one of the greatest drummers in the world.

I don’t think the drums are a solo instrument. Drums are there to set the beat for the music.

I tried several things and this was the only one I enjoyed doing.

I was a rust repairer. I was a rust repairer and full-time survivor. I survived all the major earthquakes, and the Titanic, and several air crash.

Catcher in the Rye had a profound impact on me-the idea that we all have lots of dreams that are slowly being chipped away as we grow up.

I will always try to turn sights and sounds into words. I will always try to shape words into my singing poems.

A friend of mine described it this way: When they were born it was like a meteor landed in our house and blew everything apart. We had to just put all the pieces back.

I do not think that life will change for the better without an assault on the Establishment, which goes on exploiting the wretched of the earth.

I love the United States, but I see here everything is measured by success, by how much money it makes, not the satisfaction to the individual.

I learnt from Hussein how to achieve victory while being oppressed.

I've never worked in politics, never been a member of an official committee or a political party.

For every benefit you receive a tax is levied.

I'm pretty darn happy with my day job.