If he's a true symphony artist, he knows better than that because he knows that the only truly creative musician is the jazz musician.

You only get better by playing.

And, you know, I think the original recording of Ravel's Bolero, probably whoever played percussion on that, will never have It played better than that.

But, when you have to resort to turntables, trick lights, flashing lights, fire and all that, you're actually saying, I need this because what I do is not all that together.

Average band with a great drummer sounds great, great band with an average drummer sounds average.

A great musician is just a thief who doesn't get caught

Every drummer that had a name, had a name because of his individual playing. He didn't sound like anybody else, So everybody that I ever listened to, in some form, influenced my taste.

But I think that any young drummer starting out today should get himself a great teacher and learn all there is to know about the instrument that he wants to play.

I consider every drummer that ever played before me an influence, in every way.

I think it's a fallacy that the harder you practice the better you get.

I think at one time every drummer wanted to play like Krupa or wanted to win a Gene Krupa drum contest. This is the big inspiration for drummers and naturally it has to be the same way for me.

No matter how safe and beautiful it is, a cage is still a cage.

That feeling when you know you're being fought for.

Clear your mind and you will be filled by the Love of the Oneness.

It is necessary to help others, not only in our prayers, but in our daily lives. If we find we cannot help others, the least we can do is to desist from harming them.

I write and chop with my left hand and do everything else, including eating with a knife, with my right.

While I was busy hating Vegas, and hiding from Vegas, a funny thing happened. I grew to love Vegas.

When you pick up a script you want to do you generally have a theme you're trying to work with, and then it expands from that.

If you surrender you shall be treated as prisoners of war, but if I haveto storm your works you may expect no quarter.

Maturity means learning the value of that which is hard-earned.

There is something so beautiful inside you that if you knew it, you would fall in love with it. It is irresistible. You can truly experience that.