I was a singing guitar player as a kid, and I found it really embarrassing, so I stopped singing and became a… — James Murphy Copy Share Image
Mainly I was able to perform with music - I played the French horn, I would sing, and I was a drummer… — Ewan McGregor Copy Share Image
When I was young, I wanted to do something more low-key, like become a drummer in a rock band. — Brooke Burke Copy Share Image
I played in a punk rock band in high school called the High Heel Flip Flops. I was the drummer. I played… — Thomas Rhett Copy Share Image
Growing up my heroes were American motocross riders. I didn't want to be a drummer; I wanted to be a motocross rider. — Jason Bonham Copy Share Image
I was a drummer living in Los Angeles in 1990. I had finished music school and was playing with a band. It… — David Thibodeau Copy Share Image
I'm very influenced by jazz drummers. I always liked drummers like Roger Taylor, Keith Moon, Ian Paice, John Densmore. I just learned… — Steven Adler Copy Share Image
I can deal with your judgment, because I've always marched to the beat of my own drummer--ever since i cut my camp… — Hannah Copy Share Image
I always say - half-joking but serious, too - that when little boys are day dreaming of cool-sounding jobs 'when they grow… — Josh Freese Copy Share Image
Radical feminism, male lesbians, transsexuals, musical condoms with suspenders, and lotsa drummers drumming are all manifestations of a political agenda with roots… — Rush Limbaugh 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 hard to sing really well when you're playing an instrument, but it'd be great to try and sing really well and… — Jay Watson Copy Share Image
I think the drummer should sit back there and play some drums, and never mind about the tunes. Just get up there… — Buddy Rich Copy Share Image
There's only one drummer. We all travel to his beat. Well, I couldn't sing his song. Because for me, it wasn't a… — Barry McGuire Copy Share Image
A good groove releases adrenaline in your body. You feel uplifted, you feel centered, you feel calm, you feel powerful. You feel… — Mickey Hart Copy Share Image
My father had a perfectly good drummer who he had an argument with. So one day, on a Tuesday, my father came… — Rodney Crowell Copy Share Image
I had a really nice association with Richie DeRosa, a great musician, a great drummer and composer and arranger. And I had… — Jon Gordon Copy Share Image
One of the reasons I needed to leave Dream Theater was because I didn't want to end my career as just the… — Mike Portnoy Copy Share Image
I had a rock and roll band as a kid. What I wanted to be in was a country band, but in… — Keith Whitley Copy Share Image
Drummers are conductors - we set the pace for the music - so if you're not relaxed and feeling right, the whole… — Steven Adler Copy Share Image
At heart I cannot accept that I am a well-known rock 'n' roll star and one of the greatest drummers in the… — Keith Moon Copy Share Image
I don't consider myself a great drummer. I consider myself just a music fan that's a very, very passionate artist, and the… — Mike Portnoy Copy Share Image
I want to be 'Jimmy Chamberlin, the drummer, the musician who's done many things,' not just 'that guy from the Smashing Pumpkins.' — Jimmy Chamberlin Copy Share Image
My motivation for being a good drummer was born out of fear, which, in a way, seems so antithetical to what art… — Damien Chazelle Copy Share Image
A great way to get your rhythm playing together is to work with a drummer, preferably someone that has a good groove… — Zacky Vengeance Copy Share Image
Well, everybody's a drummer, I'll tell you that right now. Everybody knows what's right rhythmically for a song, so there were always… — Sam Fogarino Copy Share Image
My role in AC/DC is to keep time and to drive the band as much as I can. That's a drummer's role… — Chris Slade Copy Share Image
I have an erratic drummer for anybody who's just listening to this, he can keep time, but just in spurts. — Demetri Martin Copy Share Image
I love drag, and I love people who gravitate toward it. Because the people who do drag are people who dance to… — RuPaul Copy Share Image
I'm the solo artist drummer that I wanted as a kid. I want to be what I never saw growing up. — G Flip Copy Share Image
If you have a drummer who alternates between fast and slow drumming, it can negatively affect the music. — Yasmine Hamdan Copy Share Image
The drum is the heart of music. The saxophone can play and then rest, as can all of them except the drums;… — Jo Jones Copy Share Image
A guitarist or a drummer can get a cold and still play; I get a cold and sound like a wet mitten… — Tori Amos Copy Share Image
Even when I go do comedy stuff live, I can still feel the drummer in me about to go onstage. — Fred Armisen Copy Share Image
And the wheel just keeps on turning, the drummer begins to drum. I don't know which way I'm goin', I don't know… — Coldplay Copy Share Image
Most studios in Memphis had a house set of drums; the drummers just brought their own sticks. — Steve Cropper Copy Share Image
Once I had defined myself as a compositional drummer, I thought, "Well, I want to be an improvisational drummer." — Neil Peart Copy Share Image
I started out as a drummer, and now play with a back-to-basics rock band called the 'Luddites.' I'm happiest when I'm behind… — Rick Astley Copy Share Image
People who come up to me are drummers or fans of the band. I don't get it too much, but I'll be… — Chad Smith Copy Share Image
When I speak of natural drummers I'm talking about guys that are playing with the talent God gave 'em. — Gene Krupa Copy Share Image
