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title: "7 Drum Solos Quotes by 7 authors"
description: "Browse 7 Drum Solos quotes by 7 authors. Discover the best Drum Solos sayings and thoughts."
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> [I don't even like doing drum solos live; to me, it's like, 'Ehhh.' It doesn't really interest me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-portnoy/i-don-t-even-like-doing-drum-solos-live-to-me-it-s-like-ehhh-it-doesn/)

[Mike Portnoy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-portnoy/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/227/mike-portnoy-5256_drum_i-don-t-even-like-doing-drum-solos-live_140912.jpg)

> [Everyone knows deep in their hearts that the drums are the coolest instrument, and that a band is only as good as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fred-armisen/everyone-knows-deep-in-their-hearts-that-the-drums-are-the-coolest/)

[Fred Armisen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fred-armisen/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/63a/fred-armisen-2330_band_everyone-knows-deep-in-their-hearts-that_450652.jpg)

> [I've never been a huge fan of drum solos.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jason-bonham/i-ve-never-been-a-huge-fan-of-drum-solos/)

[Jason Bonham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jason-bonham/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2d0/jason-bonham-7110_been_i-ve-never-been-a-huge-fan-of-drum-solos_1059180.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)

> [In rock & roll heaven, there ARE drum solos, but only the drummers can hear them.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lin-brehmer/in-rock-roll-heaven-there-are-drum-solos-but-only-the-drummers-can/)

[Lin Brehmer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lin-brehmer/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c2a/lin-brehmer-107688_drummer_in-rock-roll-heaven-there-are-drum-solos_1775907.png)

> [Nowadays I get complaints about long drum solos, but in those days they wanted me to keep on going so they could…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aynsley-dunbar/nowadays-i-get-complaints-about-long-drum-solos-but-in-those-days/)

[Aynsley Dunbar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aynsley-dunbar/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3ce/aynsley-dunbar-99641_bars_nowadays-i-get-complaints-about-long-dru_2441835.png)

> [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/)

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