Well, I Never Really Practiced Because I

I Consider Every Drummer That Ever Played Before Me An Influence, In Every Way.

I Think The Drummer Should Sit Back There And Play Some Drums, And Never Mind About The Tunes. Just Get Up There And Wail Behind Whoever Is Sitting Up There Playing The Solo. And This Is What Is Lacking, Definitely Lacking In Music Today.

And, Well Of Course, Count Basie, And I Think All Of The Black Bands Of The Late Thirties And Early Forties, Bands With Real Players. They Had An Influence On Everybody, Not Just Drummers.

There Are Only Two Types Of Music.good And Bad.

Almost Everything I've Done, I've Done Through My Own Creativity.