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"I listen to Bill Stewart play the drums and when I have finished doing that, I listen to Bill Stewart."
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"I got to play on a couple of records with the Rolling Stones, and that was really special to me."
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"We tune down a full step when we play but I never miss a note. I've learned how to keep my voice."
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"Plus I am being hounded by all the fabulous new drummers, Bill Stewart at the head of the pack."

"I do remember the whole thing as being very argumentative, hot blooded... a permanent state of friction between Jon and Chris, Chris and me, me and Jon."

"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."

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

"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."

"I have been steadily exchanging a rock audience who were nervous about what they had just bought for a jazz audience who not only were happy with their purchase, but are increasingly coming again."

"The best practice you can get is on the bandstand, but in between gigs I feel I have to stay in shape."
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