“I'm not a singer who plays a bit of drums. I'm a drummer that sings a bit.”
“Everything has added up to a load that I'm getting tired of carrying. It's gotten so complicated. It's the three failed marriages, and having kids that grew up without me, and it's the personal criticism, of being Mr. Nice Guy, or of divorcing my wife by fax, all that stuff, the journalism, some of which I find insulting.”
“I'm writing new songs for a Broadway version of Tarzan, which is very interesting. I think what I learned from the Brother Bear score side of things, I've brought into the new Tarzan songs. Thinking outside just guitar, bass, drums and keyboards.”
“When I go on Japanese Airlines, I really love it because I like Japanese food.”
“I can't play anywhere near like I used to, and I was a hot drummer. It doesn't bother me, because frankly, if you get to that point where you can't hold a drumstick properly, there are many other things in life which are far more important, like cutting a loaf of bread or a piece of cheese.”
“Beyond a certain point, the music isn't mine anymore. It's yours.”
“The world is in your hands, now use it.”
“I'm just trying to do things that are interesting for me.”
“There's no magic for getting into the groove... just banging away at it. Sometimes the lyrics come first, sometimes the music.”
“As soon as you start making a record, things start getting lined up: the promotion, possibly even a tour.”