In my last band, Soundgarden, I had a couple of different…

Too many drummers sit at the back covered in drums, and you never see them.

— Tommy Lee

Historically, musicians know what it is like to be outside the norm - walking the high wire without a safety net. Our experience is…

— Billy Joel

Hendrix rehearsed different drummers, before we met Mitch Mitchell.

— Noel Redding

I've talked to some drummers who seem to have a very hard time staying in shape on the road, including some drummers touring with…

— Matt Cameron

People who come up to me are drummers or fans of the band. I don't get it too much, but I'll be somewhere and…

— Chad Smith

Like my best friend, I asked for drums for Christmas, and got them. But when he moved on to guitar, I realized two things:…

— Greg Iles

Joining another big time rock band was the last thing I was looking for, but as the tour went on, I really dug playing…

— Matt Cameron

The drums have hogged a lot of the credit. We're as much -- or more -- *cymbal* players, as we are drummers.

— Peter Erskine

A lot of young drummers have a tendency to really overplay. Sometimes simple is better, and the notes that aren't played between the spaces…

— Vinnie Paul

A lot of drummers get sidetracked by the instrument. It can engulf you.

— Tre Cool

I think that drummers have come a long way, but they haven't forgotten players like Gene Krupa, or the other jazz players.

— Bill Ward

I want to keep pushing the limits for drummers and expressing myself,

— Travis Barker

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

— Miles Davis

I've played with the best drummers in rock, ranging from Josh Freese to Brooks Wackerman to even Dave Lombardo.

— Robert Trujillo

I think female drummers are great. I think there should more of them.

— Sean Kinney