“So, I just kind of played the way I played and then eventually we kind of figured out what worked best for the band. So, I definitely changed my stuff up and I think we're playing really tight now.”

“I show up ready to play, so I normally try and fit the situation.”

“I would never want to live in L.A., and I made that decision years ago, so I never chose that path for myself, although I have much respect for those that do it at a high level.”

“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.”

“No matter how much success you're having, you can't continue working together if you can't communicate.”

“I were better to be eaten to death with a rust than to be scoured to nothing with perpetual motion.”

“No hour of life is wasted that is spent in the saddle.”

“A mind always employed is always happy. This is the true secret, the grand recipe, for felicity.”