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title: "6 Buddy Rich Quotes by 4 authors"
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> [As Buddy Rich, for instance, broke into the business at the age of three, I think it was, on drums, so indeed…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mel-torme/as-buddy-rich-for-instance-broke-into-the-business-at-the-age-of/)

[Mel Torme](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mel-torme/)

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> [I listened to Buddy Rich a lot, and also to guys like Clive Bunker, the original drummer from Jethro Tull. All these…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marky-ramone/i-listened-to-buddy-rich-a-lot-and-also-to-guys-like-clive-bunker-the/)

[Marky Ramone](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marky-ramone/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c7b/marky-ramone-6493_drummer_i-listened-to-buddy-rich-a-lot-and-also_1134972.jpg)

> [I don't like drum solos, to be honest with you, but if anybody ever told me he didn't like Buddy Rich I'd…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charlie-watts/i-don-t-like-drum-solos-to-be-honest-with-you-but-if-anybody-ever/)

[Charlie Watts](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charlie-watts/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/281/charlie-watts-21683_being-honest_i-don-t-like-drum-solos-to-be-honest-wit_1720301.jpg)

> [As regards my feelings about drummers - there's Buddy Rich, and then there's everybody else.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mel-torme/as-regards-my-feelings-about-drummers-there-s-buddy-rich-and-then/)

[Mel Torme](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mel-torme/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/210/mel-torme-23523_buddy_as-regards-my-feelings-about-drummers-th_2355671.png)

> [Buddy Rich is one of a kind; he's a genius, and that's all there is to it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mel-torme/buddy-rich-is-one-of-a-kind-he-s-a-genius-and-that-s-all-there-is-to/)

[Mel Torme](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mel-torme/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2a8/mel-torme-23523_buddy_buddy-rich-is-one-of-a-kind-he-s-a-geniu_3050815.png)

> [Buddy Rich was one of the most incredible technicians in the world, on this planet, but the only people he could really…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dick-dale/buddy-rich-was-one-of-the-most-incredible-technicians-in-the-world-on/)

[Dick Dale](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dick-dale/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7a1/dick-dale-4450_buddy_buddy-rich-was-one-of-the-most-incredibl_3056305.jpg)

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