“I like Bill; he’s a good musician. He went his own way and has been very successful. Bill was the first rock drummer I heard who didn’t put tape all over his drums. He had that open-ringing snare drum, which must have driven engineers crazy, but he fought for that. Bill always heard something different. I’d consider Bill to be from that same jazz tradition, because he is very aware of people like Philly Joe Jones, but he transferred that over to pop. He has really developed his jazz thing, and he’s combined it with his fusion/pop/King Crimson stuff, and he’s integrated all of it into his Earthworks band.”
—Jack DeJohnette