That was very inspiring. He was such a wonderful person and a great master of the instrument. Though his performances were visually dramatic, the sound of his music was dramatic as well. Gene was larger than life, a charismatic figure that made the public fully conscious of drummers. He was so important, it's almost difficult to talk about him.
Gene is a top cat to the public.
He's like Louis and Benny. Well, I'd play ball. What happened all through the tour was that Gene did anything I wanted him to do. And all the other cats are nuts about him. And I think, honestly, that they play better with his beat because they like him so much personally.