Quoted in The Big Beat: Conversations with Rock's Greatest Drummers (Jones) ↑

We didn’t even make money when we became rich and famous

I mean, I didn’t actually go out and buy a set of drums to become rich and famous. But now you get kids who go out and buy a guitar or drums because they figure that’s the way to become rich and famous. In the sixties, we didn’t even make money when we became rich and famous.