Little things can make such a big difference during recording.

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.

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.

Those unable to catalog the past are doomed to repeat it.

Something to remember... You only get one chance to grow and live, so make it Beautiful!

You life is a book

If 600,000 people have to die in order for the nation to live, then 600,000 people will die.

Be quick to praise people. People like to praise those who praise them.

If I can play 15 when I am 25, I can play 35 when I'm 55.

One can no longer live with people: it is too hideous and nauseating. Owners and owned, they are like the two sides of a ghastly disease.

Finish every day and be done with it.

It is characteristic of ideology to impose self-evident facts as self-evident facts.

Even when the views are contradictory, talks are the only way forward and problems should be resolved through dialogue.