I've always liked to be the kind of drummer and musician who likes to go outside of what's expected of me.

I always loose a little weight on the road, so I constantly have to be on top of my nutrition and hydration.

No matter how much success you're having, you can't continue working together if you can't communicate.

Live life to the fullest, and focus on the positive.

I think every band is a little cautious when the drummer starts to write tunes.

I've talked to some drummers who seem to have a very hard time staying in shape on the road, including some drummers touring with high-profile acts that don't have to live on fast food every night.

The fact that Eddie Vedder likes to play 3 hour plus shows a night, I have to be ready for that.

Creatively, I thought we were still viable and could do more records. But our working relationship just wasn't happening at all, and our chemistry as people broke down because of that.

I think it's really important these days to be able to relate to how the music flows and be able to speak the same language as your bandmates and the producer, rather than just talking drums.

In my last band, Soundgarden, I had a couple of different drummers sit in on some stuff and it was fun for me to kind of take a break and watch the band.

For me, I just try to make sure I eat enough and drink enough water and that's about it.

why are trying so hard to fit in, when you're born to stand out

Champions realise that defeat - and learning from it even more than from winning - is part of the path to mastery.

If you want extraordinary results you must put in extraordinary effort.

Barack Obama says that we need to be humble toward terrorism. Yet he is the one we have been waiting for. That is humble?

A chief petty officer taught me shorthand, which got me promoted to yeoman first class.

Being angry is like picking up a knife with no handle: it is self-harming.

It is necessary to constantly remind ourselves that we are not an abomination.

Habit is a second nature.

If you can't save your own life, is it even worth saving?

The scene is dull. Tell him to put more life into his dying.