Buddy Rich was one of the most incredible technicians in the world, on this planet, but the only people he could really impress, who knew what he was doing was another musician or another drummer.
I grew a love for helpless, defenseless things. People would give me lions and jaguars. I had cheetahs, monkeys.
I'm a perfectionist. I'm not going to cheat the people.
I always felt people should live with animals.
When I start playing I'm just a rollercoaster of sound. I don't know what's coming next, I never do, and I sit and sign and talk to the people afterwards.
People just loved the sound because I kept it simple.
You know, music is sex. It's a sensual driving mode that affects people if it's played a certain way.