For Me, Music And Life

You Can Tell Whether A Person Plays Well Or Not By The Way He Carries The Instrument, Whether It Means Something To Him Or Not.

If You Make A Suggestion And [musicians] Don't Know What You Mean, You Have To Be Able To Do It Yourself. I Often Sit Down On Drums And Show 'em Just Exactly What I Want. And I Do It And Then Say, "how Do You Do That?" It's Because I Know How It Looks, I Know What I Want To Hear, And I Don't Drop Or Rush Any Tempo. It Ain't In My Body, It Ain't In My Nephew's Body.

Americans Don't Like Any Form Of Art, Man. All They Like To Do Is Make Money. They Don't Like Me, Sammy Davis, Or Anybody Else. They Don't Like Nothing. They Just Like Sammy Because He Can Make 'em A Lot Of Money.

You Can't Compete With Sweets' Sound And Time Feel. It's Impossible.

It's Like, How Did Columbus Discover America When The Indians Were Already Here? What Kind Of S-- Is That, But White People's S--?