I can think of a lot better things to do with my hands than to cut them up on the rim of a drum.

I think it's a fallacy that the harder you practice the better you get.

And, you know, I think the original recording of Ravel's Bolero, probably whoever played percussion on that, will never have It played better than that.

You only get better by playing.

I think ninjas are probably quieter than SEALs, but we are better swimmers, and also better with guns and blowing things up.

If he's a true symphony artist, he knows better than that because he knows that the only truly creative musician is the jazz musician.