You've really got to keep on improving and improving and improving. It still involves work. It's not like you get to a point, and then you're good and that's it.

I love to go see live music. That used to be what I would do, almost every other night, and watch drummers play.

I feel like I'm 11 again, with my drums. It doesn't matter if it's good or bad. I'm just playing.

The drums are what drives the whole thing. It's the backbone of the song.

To play the drums, you have to spread your legs and use your arms. It's a very physical instrument to play. It's not feminine.

No one really listens to the drums, I don't think. They're there, but it's not a conscious thing to listen to. Everyone listens to the vocals, of course, and the words.

It's uncomfortable, definitely, but it's also really, really great to talk drums with kids and hear them get excited about music and talk about listening to the drums.

Talking about music and talking about drums brings me back to my beginning and the simplicity, and the excitement about trying to play something and see if it works for your band.

It's always inspiring to watch live music.

Originality does not consist in saying what no one has ever said before but in saying exactly what you think yourself.

I was very happy sitting alone at a dining room table, writing a script.

I want to serve chess through games, books that are works of art. I would like to bring the game closer to many people all over the world.

After I saw Jimmy [Hendrix] play, I just went home and wondered what the f*** I was going to do with my life.

One person seeking glory doesn't accomplish much. Success is the result of people pulling together to meet common goals.

I think the important thing is to realize that the establishment of a democracy is sometimes a messy thing and it takes time. Yeah, we've been at it 240 years.

Your happy destiny is unavoidable. You cannot be "saved." There is no hell except not knowing this.

A man isn't really alive till he has something bigger than himself and his own little happiness, for which he'd gladly die.

Let's face it, Obama is not a hugely popular political figure in the state of Texas.

Success is feminine and like a woman, if you cringe before her, she will override you