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.

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.

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

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.

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

Anything that God has declared that we should be we can be.

There is no use saying you chose to lie down when it has become impossible to stand up.

I think we're always in some ways writing to the teachers who gave us early love.

Using these new funds, I will ask my secretary of defense to propose a new defense budget to meet the following longtime goals.

God made food; the devil the cooks.

Being a grandparent is whole new phase in your life.

I'm all over the place, and I consider myself a bit of a scrounger: 'What will I do next, so I'm not broke?'

While we are reading, we are all Don Quixote.

As spirits roam the neighborhoods at night, Let loose upon the Earth till it be light.

friendship is love made bearable.