The music has had a certain quality that people like just because it's a real true expression of how we are as musicians.

I always loose a little weight on the road, so I constantly have to be on top of my nutrition and hydration.

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

Live life to the fullest, and focus on the positive.

I think every band is a little cautious when the drummer starts to write tunes.

I've talked to some drummers who seem to have a very hard time staying in shape on the road, including some drummers touring with high-profile acts that don't have to live on fast food every night.

I've always liked to be the kind of drummer and musician who likes to go outside of what's expected of me.

The fact that Eddie Vedder likes to play 3 hour plus shows a night, I have to be ready for that.

Creatively, I thought we were still viable and could do more records. But our working relationship just wasn't happening at all, and our chemistry as people broke down because of that.

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.

In my last band, Soundgarden, I had a couple of different drummers sit in on some stuff and it was fun for me to kind of take a break and watch the band.

Love people, not places. Places don't miss you when you're gone.

I could lay here and stare at him forever. I don’t want to let go. Ever.

Ambition destroys its possessor.

I'm really thankful and complimented when people come to me and say, thank you for the great times for all these years. But I don't think about it as being a leader.

Guessing what the pitcher is going to throw is 80% of being a successful hitter. The other 20% is just execution.

A leader has to know how the system functions - not just the system of government but the whole social and economic system, including business, the unions, and the universities.

Idealism and realism meet in the actual.

You have your face bare; I am all face.

Hulkamania is like a single grain of sand in the Sahara desert that is Macho Madness.

Creativity is the depth of the honesty you express towards your possibility.