Love Quote by Pat Mastelotto

Anytime, anywhere sounds like swagger, but in Pat Mastelotto's mouth it reads as something rarer in rock: a working musician's vow of trust. Mastelotto isn't name-dropping "Tony and Bill" for mystique; he's signaling a very specific kind of creative safety. In progressive rock and adjacent scenes, chemistry isn't a nice-to-have. It's the whole product. So the line lands less as a fan-facing proclamation and more as an insider's shorthand: these are the guys who listen, who push without posturing, who can walk onstage cold and still land the odd meters together.

The intent is plainspoken gratitude, but the subtext is professional: Tony and Bill are dependable in the way great collaborators are dependable, not because they play it safe, but because they can take risks without collapsing the groove. "Play with" matters, too. It's not "work with" or "tour with" or "record with". It's play in the childlike sense - curiosity, surprise, mutual permission to get weird. Coming from a drummer known for precision and textural invention, that word frames virtuosity as joy rather than intimidation.

Contextually, Mastelotto's career has lived inside ensembles where ego can be the hidden time signature. This quote quietly rejects that. It's an endorsement of a particular ethic: show up, stay open, respect the pocket, chase the moment. "Anytime, anywhere" isn't just availability; it's allegiance to the idea that the best music happens when the room feels like a playground and the players feel like partners.