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"Plus I am being hounded by all the fabulous new drummers, Bill Stewart at the head of the pack."
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"I listen to Bill Stewart play the drums and when I have finished doing that, I listen to Bill Stewart."

"Plus I am being hounded by all the fabulous new drummers, Bill Stewart at the head of the pack."

"Close to the Edge, Red, One of a kind, Discipline, Earthworks, The Sound of Surprise, all seem to me to be albums that captured the essence of the intention."

"And I like messing around in the engine room of music. Seeing what happens in the rhythm section area."

"I saw it as a challenge to play with Pat and we put hours and hours into it, usually on the bus. The trick was to find something that we both wanted to play within our different styles which would add up to being greater than the sum of its parts."

"Whatever I have come to offer, I have come to offer and it may or may not be connected to anything that has happened in the past."

"We all lived in the same house, or most of us did. And as far as I can make out we were confined to the property, because at twenty-four hours' notice we'd have to do a gig somewhere. So you couldn't leave the building for more than twelve hours in case a gig came through."

"We were from totally different social backgrounds. This is what is very hard for an American to understand, but we could have been five guys from Mars."

"This amateurism however, can sometimes be helpful in forging a style; you have to work around your weaknesses."
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