I'm A Linear Thinking Agnostic,

I Remain The Optimist: You Just Do Your Best And Hope For The Best. But It's An Evolving State Of Mind.

I Love Jokes As Much As Anyone, But I Don't Want To Hear My Snail Jokes Every Day. But I Might Want To Hear A Good Song Every Day.

It Is Impossible To Follow The Teachings Of Jesus Christ And Be A Republican. It's Philosophically Absolutely Opposed - If They Could Only Think About What They Were Saying For A Minute. That's When You Get Caught Up In The Webs Of What People Call Themselves And How They Behave.

As Crises Came Up Later On - "oh, We Have To Compromise, And The Record Company Wants To Do This," I'd Be Like, "no, I Don't Have To."

Once I Had Defined Myself As A Compositional Drummer, I Thought, "well, I Want To Be An Improvisational Drummer."