I thought the '60s was the most exciting time and the most vital music, and we were really together as one mind then. Then afterwards, the songs and the bad drugs, that took its toll.

A good groove releases adrenaline in your body. You feel uplifted, you feel centered, you feel calm, you feel powerful. You feel that energy. That's what good drumming is all about.

Adventures don't begin until you get into the forest. That first step is an act of faith.

There's nothing like music to relieve the soul and uplift it.

Life is about rhythm. We vibrate, our hearts are pumping blood, we are a rhythm machine, that’s what we are.

When I heard Grateful Dead music, I knew that it was the most powerful force on the planet.

The voice of the drum is a spirit thing.

In the beginning, there was noise. Noise begat rhythm, and rhythm begat everything else.

When you are drumming and really feeling the music, the beat, it is like you are transported to a different place, where you feel so exhilirated and calm through your whole body.

Everywhere you look on the planet people are using drums to alter consciousness.

Music gives the soul this inner self-expression, a voice. It gives the soul a sound, the sound of the Muse.

The mind is a masterpiece.

Neither the life of an individual nor the history of a society can be understood without understanding both.

Whatever happened in the regular season seems to not matter in the playoffs.

The world is not with us enough. O taste and see.

Perhaps you're not crazy, but you're very creative.

The recession is over." This phrase has been used twice a year since 1973 by government leaders throughout the West. Its meaning is unclear. See: Depression.

When I'm on TV, I'm often talking to a conservative host. I may have another conservative arguing with me. You've got very limited time, and you're using 'sound-bite' type language.

Some things are sacred. Until you act like they're not. Then you lose them

It has all been most interesting.

Love not the flower they pluck and know it not, And all their botany is Latin names.