At the end of the whole day of working with people you want some privacy.

I seldom play in a trio, but acoustic music is likely to be lighter, quicker, and quieter.

I listen to Bill Stewart play the drums and when I have finished doing that, I listen to Bill Stewart.

You learn so much about music from all the people you surround yourself with - good, bad and indifferent. It's extremely hard to be specific.

But what I think my emphasis is, is on the fact that I like music a lot.

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

A rock band used to be four guys and a drummer. Now it's five guys sitting around reading manuals!

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

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.

Sometimes I had to room with Tony Kaye and that was awful.

We used to drink an awful lot of alcohol.

It's honest to admit you'll kill someone because you hate them.

Should National Security Issues be decided by a Local Referendum?

Everyone's got to have a dream... It's not reaching your dream that counts. It's going toward them.

The town I came from really had one industry, and that was furniture.

Innovation never happens as planned.

I love Alton Brown's show 'Good Eats,' about the chemistry of food. It's really thoughtful.

It's always been my dream to be on the stage with my band, singing my music. That's always been, and always will be.

I never drink anything hot; I don't like hot drinks, very strange.

Water is very forgiving. Everything lifts in water

No realistic, sane person goes around Chicago without protection.