I was happy in Dublin because it is very cosmopolitan.

- Rick Allen

Thinking about what songs are coming next instead of just relaxing, breathing and playing from my heart. Sometimes it can get to be almost like the e…

- Rick Allen

I really don't feel any strong allegiance to any country.

- Rick Allen

Just the same way I'd say a prayer before going onstage, taking that even further and using the drum to inspire people. And using that as a vehicle f…

- Rick Allen

Some people say that practice makes perfect but I just feel that the repetition works against me and I start thinking too far ahead during a show.

- Rick Allen

Before my accident I was a little too... selfish and self-absorbed and for me, to now be at the place where I can kinda give back and inspire people.…

- Rick Allen

I have never been one for the over-the-top.

- Rick Allen

And more importantly, I wouldnt be the person I am today, I wouldnt be where I am now and I may not even have been here if it wasnt for the accident.

- Rick Allen

Chasing the sensation. Whether it was drugs or sex or whatever. Those things had become my main focus in life.

- Rick Allen