Drums Quotes · Page 4

I think for me, drums was this protection.

— G Flip

I've played drums in bands since I was 16.

— Miles Teller

I like a nice rumble on bass, openness on guitar and drums that breathe.

— Rory Gallagher

I've played the drums for so long, I can't imagine saying goodbye to it.

— Miguel Ferrer

I have a drum set in my dressing room. I play drums to relax and have some fun.

— Queen Latifah

My talent for playing the drums was a gift from God.

— Keith Thibodeaux

Krupa's drums went through us like a triple bourbon.

— Eddie Condon

“Music is the fastest motivator in the world.”

— Amit Kalantri

Music is a way of life, it's everything. I play drums and that's what I believe I was born to do.

— Elvin Jones

If I could play drums like Patrick Carney or Taylor Hawkins, I'd be a really happy person.

— Olivia Wilde

More traditional guitar, bass, drums - it's not something completely natural to me. It's, in a way, exotic.

— Mike Patton

I played the drums, and I was in a band called Funkasaurus Rex in Toronto. When I left for school, it became…

— Jake Epstein

What's the essence of the Go-Go's? Great melodies, guitar hooks, driving drums. All of that.

— Charlotte Caffey

I have all the rhythm in my left hand, and I use the rhythms that Gene Krupa did on his drums.

— Dick Dale

I've been playing guitar since I was 6 and then drums, bass, and piano since I was 10 years old.

— Bazzi

Of course drums weren't meant to be played other than sitting on the ground. When you're upside-down, your feet don't want to…

— Tommy Lee

I was a kid, and I wasn't even sure if I wanted to play the drums, you know? All I wanted to…

— Travis Barker

My favorite thing is drums. I have a very, very big memory - and I don't have many big memories - of…

— Fiona Apple

Geopolitical drama lessened but did not die after the Cold War; in 2008, the specter of thousands of seeming automatons banging drums…

— Ben Shapiro

My mum had a cousin that had played when he was younger. When I showed an interest in drumming, he showed me…

— Al Murray

I play 'Rock Band' with my friends' kids, and they completely beat me senseless with it. I feel like I'm holding them…

— Mike McCready

You'd be surprised. Drummers ape each other. The way every rock n' roll record sounds like something else but not all together.…

— Miles Davis

I started on drums when I was 13 and played them for two years. Then I went to guitar for a year,…

— Tommy Bolin

I've been playing with Blackwell over 20 years. We used to play when I first went to Los Angeles. Blackwell plays the…

— Ornette Coleman

Well, I take my drums everywhere I go so I can play them for relaxation.

— Bob Crane

My little brother played drums, so we had a drum set over at my house.

— Synyster Gates

The riffs, lyrics, and drums of 'Open Your Omen' will tell you a lot.

— Joey Jordison

I started on the drums when I was eight.

— Masego

You can't beat two guitars, bass, and drums.

— Lou Reed

I wanna play hard rock. I wanna play loud drums.

— Bill Ward

Not really, drums found me, I just liked music, all kinds of music.

— Pat Mastelotto

Since my early childhood, I've played drums in visuals as well as sound.

— Bill Ward

How can you not love a man banging on the drums? He knows how to keep a rhythm.

— Malin Akerman

I wanted to play the drums, but I had no rhythm.

— Kim Shattuck

I play the drums, and I'm trying to teach myself how to play the piano.

— Robbie Jones

Drums, bass, guitar, keys, I play a little of each of those.

— Mayer Hawthorne

The drums are what drives the whole thing. It's the backbone of the song.

— Patty Schemel

The way I play the drums, it's becoming tougher as I get older.

— Bill Ward

I play Orange County drums. I love those guys. I've got a four piece kit.

— Travis Barker

Drums just always sounded like the most fun part of that good music for me.

— Levon Helm