Almost the moment he died, they put him in Playboy as one of the greatest drummers, which he was - there's no doubt about it. There's never been anybody since. He's one of the greatest drummers that ever lived. |
But to put out a greatest hits on one CD was totally impossible, I just couldn't do it. The best compromise was to put out two CDs - Early Days - which is what it is - and Latter Days. |
I always believed in the music we did and that's why it was uncompromising. |
I always felt if we were going in to do an album, there should already be a lot of structure already made up so we could get on with that and see what else happened. |
I don't think the critics could understand what we were doing. |
I know how to get there, all I've got to do is keep playing. |
I may not believe in myself, but I believe in what I'm doing. |
I saw them at Albert Hall, and two days later I went to see them in Paris and we were jamming together, ... The thing is, we kept having shows. |
I think it was that we were really seasoned musicians. We had serious roots that spanned different cultures, obviously the blues. |
I think when you're faced with a plight that's inescapable, and there's something you can do about it, you hope you can make a difference. |
I'm just looking for an angel with a broken wing |
My vocation is more in composition really than anything else - building up harmonies using the guitar, orchestrating the guitar like an army, a guitar army. |
Nowadays, we're more into staying in our rooms and reading Nietzsche. |
The funniest thing is I listen on some of those bootleg albums, and I remember on two tours I wasn't playing with one finger at all because I'd done damage to it. One time I'd ripped it on a fence or something, another time I got it crushed. So when I hear a wrong note, I think wait a minute... But, I wouldn't have the nerve to do it now. |
The greatest satisfaction is not the decoration. It is knowing that I am able to help someone who needs help. |