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title: "10 Drum Solo Quotes by 9 authors"
description: "Browse 10 Drum Solo quotes by 9 authors. Discover the best Drum Solo sayings and thoughts."
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> [You can never get a woman to sit down and listen to a drum solo.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/clive-james/you-can-never-get-a-woman-to-sit-down-and-listen-to-a-drum-solo/)

[Clive James](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/clive-james/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/43e/clive-james-2750_down-and_you-can-never-get-a-woman-to-sit-down-an_1830443.png)

> [It was never supposed to be a hit. It was supposed to be a Joe Morello drum solo,](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-desmond/it-was-never-supposed-to-be-a-hit-it-was-supposed-to-be-a-joe-morello/)

[Paul Desmond](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-desmond/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/25f/paul-desmond-29592_funny_it-was-never-supposed-to-be-a-hit-it-was_2017434.jpg)

> [I'll never play a drum solo you can't dance to.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gene-krupa/i-ll-never-play-a-drum-solo-you-can-t-dance-to/)

[Gene Krupa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gene-krupa/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f6a/gene-krupa-61241_drum_i-ll-never-play-a-drum-solo-you-can-t-da_2523767.png)

> [I remember in the early days when we played six nights a week for a month and I was doing my long…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-bonham/i-remember-in-the-early-days-when-we-played-six-nights-a-week-for-a/)

[John Bonham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-bonham/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/276/john-bonham-16678_blisters_i-remember-in-the-early-days-when-we-pla_1118024.jpg)

> [Not everybody likes or understands a drum solo, so I like to bring in effects and sounds to keep their interest.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-bonham/not-everybody-likes-or-understands-a-drum-solo-so-i-like-to-bring-in/)

[John Bonham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-bonham/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a64/john-bonham-16678_drum_not-everybody-likes-or-understands-a-dru_348916.jpg)

> [“i want to go to the gym and pretend the weight machines are drums and play the longest drum solo on them”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/megan-boyle/i-want-to-go-to-the-gym-and-pretend-the-weight-machines-are-drums-and/)

[Megan Boyle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/megan-boyle/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/aed/megan-boyle-20094_computers_i-want-to-go-to-the-gym-and-pretend-the_725566.png)

> [I've always done a bass and drum solo that lasts about 10 minutes. The main thing is to use it only when…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/suzi-quatro/i-ve-always-done-a-bass-and-drum-solo-that-lasts-about-10-minutes-the/)

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

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ee6/suzi-quatro-7541_bass_i-ve-always-done-a-bass-and-drum-solo-th_629671.jpg)

> [My dog thinks I am patting his belly...little does he know I am playing the most epic drum solo of all time.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/my-dog-thinks-i-am-patting-his-belly-little-does-he-know-i-am-playing/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7dc/anonymous-1_animal_my-dog-thinks-i-am-patting-his-belly-lit_97691.jpg)

> [You hear a great Art Blakey drum solo or Elvin Jones, and you can tell when they're taking a breath. You can…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/derek-trucks/you-hear-a-great-art-blakey-drum-solo-or-elvin-jones-and-you-can-tell/)

[Derek Trucks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/derek-trucks/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ee6/derek-trucks-11274_art_you-hear-a-great-art-blakey-drum-solo-or_2981121.jpg)

> [One of the things I don't like about drum solos is a lot of times, if it's a written drum solo its…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-dolmayan/one-of-the-things-i-don-t-like-about-drum-solos-is-a-lot-of-times-if/)

[John Dolmayan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-dolmayan/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bb9/john-dolmayan-5969_capable_one-of-the-things-i-don-t-like-about-dru_2810675.jpg)

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