I practice at home, in between phone calls, and have much to do.

I seldom play in a trio, but acoustic music is likely to be lighter, quicker, and quieter.

I listen to Bill Stewart play the drums and when I have finished doing that, I listen to Bill Stewart.

You learn so much about music from all the people you surround yourself with - good, bad and indifferent. It's extremely hard to be specific.

But what I think my emphasis is, is on the fact that I like music a lot.

Plus I am being hounded by all the fabulous new drummers, Bill Stewart at the head of the pack.

A rock band used to be four guys and a drummer. Now it's five guys sitting around reading manuals!

And I like messing around in the engine room of music. Seeing what happens in the rhythm section area.

Close to the Edge, Red, One of a kind, Discipline, Earthworks, The Sound of Surprise, all seem to me to be albums that captured the essence of the intention.

Sometimes I had to room with Tony Kaye and that was awful.

We used to drink an awful lot of alcohol.

When there is no owner, there will be an abuser.

Silence isn't always agreement. Sometimes people no longer argue because they no longer care.

When widely followed public figures feel free to say anything, without any fact-checking, it becomes impossible for a democracy to think intelligently about big issues.

As for oblivion, well, we can wait a little while for that.

Being a vegan is pretty easy these days, as almost every town and city has health food stores and vegetarian-friendly restaurants.

Why is the AMA for 'Obamacare'? If this is going to hurt doctors, why are they for 'Obamacare'?

One of the purposes of life, and selfishly what makes people happy, is building things that are impactful.

Nothing can be more hurtful to an honourable man than that he should be accused of bad faith.

I delivered leaflets for my dad and was paid £5 per thousand, which was slave labour.

Comics, for me, is being able to sing alone in the shower. I find it freeing. You just pick up a pen and get to it.