If You Choose Not To Decide, You

People Don't Realize The Limitations Of 200 Words, And The Way They Get Chiselled Down Into A Song That Has To Be Sung.

For Me, Drum Elements Are Like Hieroglyphics - I Think Of A Certain Physical Figure, And A Little Three-dimensional Glyph Will Appear In My Mind As I'm Playing.

The Tarot Card 'the Tower' Seemed A Chilling Reflection Of The Events Of September 11, 2001.

Once I Had Defined Myself As A Compositional Drummer, I Thought, "well, I Want To Be An Improvisational Drummer."

To Me, The Highest Expression Of Life Is Art With Jokes. It's Very Rarified, Very Difficult To Accomplish If You Want To Be More Than Just Funny, And More Than Just Jokes About Human Gaseousness.