I grew up as a dancer, and music and dance are so closely tied, that in ballet class you're listening to all… — Jillian Hervey Copy Share Image
Because Larry, by then, was a drummer, who would sort of get bored and tired, and rather stand up and blow kisses… — Neil Innes Copy Share Image
The one thing I do know is that I'm the best Taylor Hawkins drummer there is, and that is all I can… — Taylor Hawkins Copy Share Image
I didn't have traditional stage fright. If there was 500 people in the audience or three people in the audience, it didn't… — Damien Chazelle Copy Share Image
Well, we didn't have our original drummer on our last record. And most of that album was not played as a band… — James Iha Copy Share Image
Everyone knows deep in their hearts that the drums are the coolest instrument, and that a band is only as good as… — Fred Armisen Copy Share Image
I was very impressed with Hanson's performance. I thought that little drummer was a kick-ass drummer, and uh, that they sang great,… — Stevie Nicks Copy Share Image
I noticed a lot of guitar players neglected the rhythm part of rhythm guitar and decided I would try to focus in… — Hal Sparks Copy Share Image
Everyone knows Mike Portnoy's reputation. He's a great drummer, and he helped us out in a great time of need. He really… — Johnny Christ Copy Share Image
I was a drummer for 20-some years before I had to sell my drums to move to Los Angeles. Once I got… — Jani Lane Copy Share Image
As far as the people that have inspired me, they're the people that I have played with the most. For example, the… — Eldar Djangirov Copy Share Image
The reason [drummers] call things "unison", and they sound unison, is because you actually play two different tempos . . . like… — Miles Davis Copy Share Image
Portishead's production is just insane beats you would expect to be on a KRS-One album. But then there's this little white girl… — Anders Holm Copy Share Image
Drummers get bored. You tell them to play something simple, and it gets more complicated as they do it. If they're not… — Phil Collins Copy Share Image
Ringo is a phenomenal drummer, one of the greatest of all time. He took perfectly crafted songs and did exactly what they… — John Dolmayan Copy Share Image
I try to keep my ear to the streets without sacrificing who I am as an artist. If a song needs a… — Teena Marie Copy Share Image
It continues to be bittersweet, in the way that part of me wants to say 'I wish I wasn't there at all.'… — Josh Freese Copy Share Image
I was born and grew up in the Deep South, and I must say it wasn't easy for me. I always marched… — Steve Young Copy Share Image
Playing drums feels like coming home for me. Even during the White Stripes I thought: 'I'll do this for now, but I'm… — Jack White Copy Share Image
“But that drummer – the one who could make his drum sound like water dropping into a bucket or like the footfalls… — Maggie Stiefvater Copy Share Image
“Why should we be in such desperate haste to succeed and in such desperate enterprises? If a man does not keep pace… — Henry David Thoreau Copy Share Image
It's much easier to have a diversified career as an electronic musician than it is as a drummer. Nothing against drummers. If… — Moby Copy Share Image
Ronnie Spector's hair was taller and meaner and scarier than all four Shangri-La's combined, plus the drummer from the Honeycombs. You just… — Rob Sheffield Copy Share Image
My son Wesley has just turned 13. He was 12 during the recording of this record and he is quite a drummer… — Lee Ritenour Copy Share Image
My dad was a mechanical engineer and a drummer. We had no money, but I never felt we had no money, and… — Donna Air Copy Share Image
I grabbed my drummer's cymbal in my teeth just as he crashed down on it with his sticks-I blacked out. I was… — Meredith Brooks Copy Share Image
Some songs started from a bass line, some started from having the full lyric and Jim, my drummer, who's also the first… — Paolo Nutini Copy Share Image
While I absolutely love a great drummer and get tunnel vision listening to drums at a show, a lot of the time… — Oneohtrix Point Never Copy Share Image
My drummer right now, who was also the first drummer in Weeping Tile, Jon McCann, told me that [Hip drummer] Johnny Fay… — Sarah Harmer Copy Share Image
When The Murderdolls started it was a really cool thing, especially for me because I had never done anything on that scale… — Wednesday 13 Copy Share Image
Drummers haven't managed to develop their individuality quite as well as guitarists have. We can be so focused on the nuts and… — Bill Bruford Copy Share Image
Virgil Donati is clearly the best drummer to come along in the music scene in quite some time. He is extremely unique… — Tony MacAlpine Copy Share Image
The Weezer 'Blue' Album is a classic. I think My Morning Jacket's 'Circuital' is a great album to have. Any Led Zeppelin… — Christopher Mintz-Plasse Copy Share Image
Keith Moon was amazing as a drummer, but he was also a nut, and it reflected in his drumming. And the great… — Joey Jordison Copy Share Image
To me, I always felt like drums have to be the support and the driving factor in a song, and there's places… — Vinnie Paul Copy Share Image
I didn't date my wife in high school, but she was definitely by far the coolest woman there. She was definitely the… — Eric Mabius Copy Share Image
One that really caught me was Joe Morello. He was the first drummer I ever saw that could do a roll with… — Butch Trucks Copy Share Image
First time that I cried at a work of art was at a drum solo that I saw. A drummer named Winard… — Damien Chazelle Copy Share Image
You know somethin', man? Some day I'm gonna be walkin' up the street one way and you're gonna be comin' down the… — Chick Webb Copy Share Image
I was in orchestra in high school, but I really started when a friend of mine who's a drummer showed me some… — Carla Azar Copy Share Image
![“The reason [drummers] call things "unison", and they sound unison, is because you actually play two different tempos . . . like you're a little sharp, or a little flat; it's so slight that they call it "unison", but it's not unison.” quote by Miles Davis](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/78b/miles-davis-1842_different_the-reason-drummers-call-things-unison-a_1636596.jpg)
![“My drummer right now, who was also the first drummer in Weeping Tile, Jon McCann, told me that [Hip drummer] Johnny Fay took drum lessons from [McCann's] dad, who taught a lot of the drummers in Kingston. He said that when he was in Grade 9, the Hip were the model; the goal was to get an agent and…” quote by Sarah Harmer](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/08a/sarah-harmer-36335_agents_my-drummer-right-now-who-was-also-the-fi_2618738.jpg)
