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title: "7 Bass Drums Quotes by 6 authors"
description: "Browse 7 Bass Drums quotes by 6 authors. Discover the best Bass Drums sayings and thoughts."
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> [You can't beat 2 guitars, bass, and drums.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lou-reed/you-can-t-beat-2-guitars-bass-and-drums/)

[Lou Reed](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lou-reed/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cf6/lou-reed-1654_bass_you-can-t-beat-2-guitars-bass-and-drums_359716.png)

> [When I make a record with My Morning Jacket, I love what those guys do, so I don't have a need to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-james/when-i-make-a-record-with-my-morning-jacket-i-love-what-those-guys-do/)

[Jim James](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-james/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cad/jim-james-3560_bass_when-i-make-a-record-with-my-morning-jac_951586.png)

> [More traditional guitar, bass, drums - it's not something completely natural to me. It's, in a way, exotic.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-patton/more-traditional-guitar-bass-drums-it-s-not-something-completely/)

[Mike Patton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-patton/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/40f/mike-patton-3753_bass_more-traditional-guitar-bass-drums-it-s_1277444.jpg)

> [The bass and drums are the engine, and the key to good bass playing is it's not what you play, it's what…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/suzi-quatro/the-bass-and-drums-are-the-engine-and-the-key-to-good-bass-playing-is/)

[Suzi Quatro](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/suzi-quatro/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/75e/suzi-quatro-7541_bass_the-bass-and-drums-are-the-engine-and-th_1916333.jpg)

> [It's really important for the bass and the drums to somehow blend.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-gordon/it-s-really-important-for-the-bass-and-the-drums-to-somehow-blend/)

[Mike Gordon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-gordon/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/34a/mike-gordon-17838_bass_it-s-really-important-for-the-bass-and-t_2100362.png)

> [You can't beat two guitars, bass, and drums.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lou-reed/you-can-t-beat-two-guitars-bass-and-drums/)

[Lou Reed](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lou-reed/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f27/lou-reed-1654_bass_you-can-t-beat-two-guitars-bass-and-drum_2207683.png)

> [When I was much younger I tried to play guitar and bass first. Drums were just the easiest thing for me to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gina-schock/when-i-was-much-younger-i-tried-to-play-guitar-and-bass-first-drums/)

[Gina Schock](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gina-schock/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/088/gina-schock-10179_bass_when-i-was-much-younger-i-tried-to-play_3055678.jpg)

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