I have memories of doing 'Toys In The Attic' and being on the floor next to my drums, on my back, laughing.

Joey Kramer

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A band is as solid as its drummer is.

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The coffee's good in Italy. It's good in Spain. It's good in Istanbul. The coffee's not so good in America.

good spain coffee america

Everybody is always raving about the Rolling Stones, saying, 'The Stones this, and the Stones that.' I've never cared for the Stones. They never had anything to offer me musically, especially in the drumming department.

saying never me always

I'm in the gym every day, Monday through Friday. And I train really hard to go out and do a tour. So that, basically, what I'm doing with my trainer is that I train harder in the gym than the amount of energy that I expend on the stage. So by the time I'm ready to go out on the road, doing a show is a whole lot easier.

road day gym time

The roads in Boston suck. Highways included. There are potholes and bumps all over the place. It's not a fun place to drive.

roads drive place fun

There's really no money per se to be made on records. We used to make a lot of money on records. Now, all of our money is made on touring.

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I have been through a lot of ups and downs in life, both personally and professionally, and I discovered over the years that I have a lot of fortitude, and I got that from my dad.

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I learned from my dad that there may come a time in life when you need to slow down and take a breath and deal with things, and that's OK, but whatever you do... Don't stop, and don't quit. Even if it's hard, you can't be lazy.

you dad time life

Problems and issues will always be there, and they'll never leave our side, so the object is to have a good time and make fun out of whatever we do.

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And when it comes to the music, the fans are the most important thing because they get you and put you where you are. And so often - too often - that whole idea gets cast aside.

you music fans important

I was a big Pretty Purdie fan. I have heavy rhythm and blues influences, and that is what I bring to the table with Aerosmith.

table blues pretty big

My playing is all about feel. I'm completely self taught: I never took any lessons or anything.

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I'm a street player, and all of my influences come from bands that I was listening to at the time when I was growing up. I was very impressed with guys like Mitch Mitchell. I liked rock and roll drummers, and I loved rhythm and blues guys like Clyde Stubblefield with James Brown. Man, that band blew me away all of the time.

loved me man time

Good songs are what a good band is all about. When you have a good song that stands up to the test of the time, that is the most important thing.

good you time song

I've always been a coffee-lovin' fool, from the time I was a kid.

kid always fool time

I'm not one of those celebrities that will just put my name on something and expect to get a check.

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Boston will always be home to me.

will me always home

Having really good ideas comes from being able to listen to everybody else and see what their ideas are, because they're coming from a completely different place. That's always been important. It's part of being in a band.

place good important ideas

In my opinion, Slash is probably one of the last of the iconic guitar players carrying the torch of what it's really all about.

torch last guitar opinion

Call it whatever you want, whether it's hip-hop or cult music or pop music, but to me, it's all pretty disposable. I don't think that the music of Nikki Minaj or Justin Beiber is going to be played on the radio twenty-five years from now.

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