"I think that the jazzy approach that I have is based on the way that I hear music and in the way I play a supporting role to the other people in the band."

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"I think that the jazzy approach that I have is based on the way that I hear music and in the way I play a supporting role to the other people in the band."

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"Had I joined a straight rock band, I'm sure my drumming would be a little bit different right now."

Now

"I can't take days off and play like I did last night. Maybe some people can, but I can't."

People

"My brother was always in bands and on the road when I was a kid and he was my inspiration. He never made it with a big band, in fact he never made a record. Here he is fifty-something years old."

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"When I'm at home I practice everyday."

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"But back then the thing that saved me was the music, and it's certainly the music that saves me now. The music, my family and my friends and everybody around me."

Family

"You start to look at it with a deeper respect and I think that deeper respect for what you do builds more self-respect."

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"The thing I try to do the most is to play in terms of the song and play in terms of what I'm hearing."

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"At first it was a bit daunting, but once I started to do it, the more I got into it, the more I started enjoying it and being able to say things lyrically that I would normally have to say musically."

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"All he wants to do is practice and that's all he does, all day long. That's what it takes if you want to change the face of music. You've gotta be committed to it."

Change

"My brother and I had a real love-hate relationship with my success. There was some bitterness there that I didn't understand until recently, but I told him that if I ever did a record I wanted him to play on it."

Love