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I like to have space between the notes. I like to use silence.

It's not the notes you play, it's the notes you don't play.

If you don't know what to play, play nothing.

The silence between the notes is the good part for me. I find that to be a very important part of music that is often lacking.

You get this really cool groove when you're playing just piano, bass, and drums where everyone's sort of feeling each other's space, which is the only way to put it, but it really is true, and everyone's sort of sitting in their own pocket. It's kind of jazz-like.

Drums just always sounded like the most fun part of that good music for me.

For me, music is in the choice of what not to play as much as in what you've chosen to play.

I listen to Bill Stewart play the drums and when I have finished doing that, I listen to Bill Stewart.

Music needs room to breathe.

I can't hear rhythm.

Silence can be very effective, and it gives the music space to breathe.

A lot of young drummers have a tendency to really overplay. Sometimes simple is better, and the notes that aren't played between the spaces are bigger than the notes that are.

Gaps can be very emotional. I mean, that's in my drumming. When I drum, you know, I don't need to drum all over the track. I play with the singer and I can back off.

The essence of Bonham is what he didn't play rather than what he did play - what he left out.

They said Bird played bebop, but Bird could still swing. I've heard a lot of guys play bebop, but they wasn't swinging.

The law of silence: Speak little. Say only what you must. Speak only when necessary. Your oratory should be deeds, not words. You accomplish: let others talk.

I'd like to play bass like Bootsy Collins. I'm serious. That would be my dream.

The sign of a mature musician is knowing what not to play.

I play drums and guitar. My best instrument is definitely drums, so I'm featured a lot on the album drumming. It's pretty futuristic as well.

There is an old proverb to the effect that 'all those who open their mouths, close their eyes!' The purpose of silence and solitude is to be able to see and hear. Control rather than no noise is the key to silence. James saw clearly that the person who could control his tounge is perfect (James 3:1-12). Under the Discipline of silence and solitude we learn when to speak and when to refrain from speaking.

It's really easy to play harmonics, anyone can do it. It's another thing to be able to swing, to make to make a band swing, to create a groove. Harmonics ain't everything. Being able to play harmonics certainly does not make you a good bass player. Cleverness is no substitute for true awareness.

From 13, I wanted to play drums. I wanted to play with good people and I'm still doing it. I still love it so that's why I do it.

Play the last measure very softly.

There's a reticence necessary when you consider the suffering of others. Into the space created by that reticence, you bring in those things that best help us confront ambiguity: music, painting, film, and so on.

Silence is a form of communication, too. Sometimes less is more.