Once I Had Defined Myself As A

For Me, Drum Elements Are Like Hieroglyphics - I Think Of A Certain Physical Figure, And A Little Three-dimensional Glyph Will Appear In My Mind As I'm Playing.

But Glittering Prizes And Endless Compromises, Shatter The Illusion Of Integrity...

Too Much Attention And Hoopla Doesn't Agree With My Temperament.

You Can Surrender Without A Prayer, But Never Really Pray Without Surrender. You Can Fight Without Ever Winning, But Never Ever Win Without A Fight.

I Read Recently That All Of Us Can Be Defined In Adult Life By The Way Others Perceived Us In High School. I Know [people] Who Had The Popular, Good-looking Path In High School; They Tend Not To Do So Well. It Was A Little Bit Too Easy For Them, Where For Those Of Us Who Struggled In Every Sense, Perhaps Our Determination And Self-reliance And Discipline Were Reinforced By That.