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

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

— Jake Epstein

My dad played drums.

— Alana Haim

I'm quite honored by it. They [people] tell me that , 'If it hadn't of been for you, I wouldn't have played drums.' Hey,…

— Ringo Starr

I used to play the drums. When I was 11 I got my first professional job, I played drums in a cabary and played…

— Francis Dunnery

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

— Bill Ward

My cousin Joey played the drums. We used to go to his house, I liked beating on his drums. I beat the hell out…

— Carmine Appice

My first gig was in Philadelphia and I played the drums for my older brothers. That same night, I also played drums for Martha…

— Ernie Isley

I played drums since I was 6 years old. And then I got into producing music when I was about 16 or 17. Somebody…

— Murda Beatz

I thought if I played the drums I could at least hide behind the cymbals if I was no good.

— David Essex

In college, I totally took to rock. I played drums and sang with a band.

— KK

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

— Miguel Ferrer

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

— Synyster Gates

When I was a kid, I played drums, and when I first got a 4-track, I would put down drumbeats and then do the…

— Yngwie Malmsteen

I played in a punk rock band in high school called the High Heel Flip Flops. I was the drummer. I played drums for,…

— Thomas Rhett

He used to have a tent show, a little tent show, and I thought I was going to get a job working one year…

— Earl Scruggs