If you think you stink, you probably do.

You only get better by playing.

And, you know, I think the original recording of Ravel's Bolero, probably whoever played percussion on that, will never have It played better than that.

But, when you have to resort to turntables, trick lights, flashing lights, fire and all that, you're actually saying, I need this because what I do is not all that together.

Average band with a great drummer sounds great, great band with an average drummer sounds average.

A great musician is just a thief who doesn't get caught

Every drummer that had a name, had a name because of his individual playing. He didn't sound like anybody else, So everybody that I ever listened to, in some form, influenced my taste.

But I think that any young drummer starting out today should get himself a great teacher and learn all there is to know about the instrument that he wants to play.

I consider every drummer that ever played before me an influence, in every way.

I think it's a fallacy that the harder you practice the better you get.

If he's a true symphony artist, he knows better than that because he knows that the only truly creative musician is the jazz musician.

You mind is well-spring of life.

Not at all. You look as though magic has taken hold of you. It must be magic because I don't know how you can draw like that. I can barely manage a stick figure.

I am just so appreciative of God's love. It's higher than any mountain, wider than any ocean, and wider than the whole universe. His love is just that amazing!

In Chicago, integrated neighborhoods do not stay integrated for long.

I like to take my dog on the road. He stays up front; he likes it there.

The media works in sound bites. They can make you look like a genius or stupid.

Fashion and decor should amuse you and your friends.

Trying to impress people who hate you is just a big waste of time.

You ever been on a date so bad, the girl makes you drop her off at another dude's house?

You should approach Joyce's Ulysses as the illiterate Baptist preacher approaches the Old Testament: with faith.