Max Weinberg
You just have to keep trying to get better, and not become complacent, and always reach for something beyond your grasp.
There's a whole generation now getting into the Beach Boys who have never heard of them before. They really shaped my identity.
There's a certain groove you pick that makes the music flow, and when you have it it's in your pocket. It's the feeling behind the rhythm... to me, the hardest thing to strive for is that feeling, behind the groove.
The best thing about the E Street Band was we had the best lead singer around.
Over the past 40 years there has been plenty of good and plenty of bad. It is so hard to make your dreams come true but if you look deep within yourself you'll find a hunger. If you want that thing to come true you can't just dream about it - you've got to keep working at it and believe that one day you'll get there.
My father wasn't a very good lawyer. He thought the law was sacred and something that was meant to help people. He didn't charge people like he should have... which is why I was allowed to play bars and strip joints when I was 14.
My dad used to say if you pound the pavement enough you'll get opportunities and that for every door that closes another opens.
I've seen over 30 Beach Boy concerts. The first was in the spring of '64 at the West Orange Armory. Dennis projected such power. He plays the drums and hits this groove and for me it always made the corners of my mouth turn up in a smile.
I will always desire to play with Bruce Springsteen. He's the most inspirational, most dedicated, most committed and most focused artist I've ever seen. I like to be around people like that.
I was a really crazy kid. I'm still a crazy kid. That's the nice thing about being in a rock band. You can feel 14 forever.
I think 'Bat Out Of Hell' will probably last forever.
I take my fun very seriously, whether it's playing the drums or acting in comedy bits. The need to be disciplined about it, and not take it lightly, and not be too casual, is something I take deeply to heart.
I still can't believe I hooked up with Bruce Springsteen through a want ad. At the first rehearsal he said, 'How ya doing, I am Bruce, let's play.' They were the best band I'd sat in with. After all those years of searching for the right connection, I'd found it. I knew when I saw their dedication.
I have to give my family credit for putting up with the racket, because as some of you may know, its not the easiest thing in the world to live with a kid who's trying to become a rock and roll drummer.
I have been very lucky to find something I am good at and can make money at... Playing with Bruce was the embodiment of everything that a little kid could dream about.
All I ever wanted to do was play the drums; I felt good about myself when I played the drums. So I worked anywhere and everywhere I could lug my drums in.