Drummer Quotes · Page 10

When I say I had a cosmic confidence that we were capable of writing good music, I'm speaking about that time when…

— Paul Banks

Advice to rock gods: drugwise, stick to Ibuprofen, decaf lattes, and pale Pilsners ... If your stomach is not a flat slab,…

— Ian Shoales

I can play a bunch of instruments but drums? My brother's a drummer and I've always been jealous that he's such a…

— Nat Wolff

Generally, I end up being the one thrown against the wall, because Zach is the drummer. He's stronger than me.

— Isaac Hanson

I was always quite shy so I became a drummer.

— David Essex

Cheers to the albums written fortunes earned lives touched in the millions and generations defined by one lonely person placing an ad…

— Dallas Clayton

Drummers get bored. You tell them to play something simple, and it gets more complicated as they do it. If they're not…

— Phil Collins

In 1962 I wrote for 'Jazz News,' using the pseudonym Manfred Manne, which I picked because of a jazz drummer with that…

— Manfred Mann

Scott Asheton was a brilliant drummer, a natural musician.

— Henry Rollins

Phil is a real drummer's drummer.

— Colin Greenwood

I envy drummers. It must be the ultimate to sing and play drums at the same time. Phil Collins, no wonder he's…

— Noel Gallagher

When I joined Nirvana, I was the fifth or sixth drummer - I don't know if they'd ever had a drummer they…

— Dave Grohl

Drummers haven't managed to develop their individuality quite as well as guitarists have. We can be so focused on the nuts and…

— Bill Bruford

The reason [drummers] call things "unison", and they sound unison, is because you actually play two different tempos . . . like…

— Miles Davis

I have toured with Klemens Marktl, playing his original compositions and arrangements. He is a wonderful drummer, a writer possessing a high…

— Joe Locke

We went to South America on a trip and all I had was a Robert Johnson album. So that's a definite influence…

— Page Hamilton

I was working at this club in downtown L.A. from four to eight at night, just Eddie Rubin, the drummer, and I.

— Anonymous

I had no clue of Hollywood until I became a teenager. Then I got a fake ID in Tijuana and discovered Shelly's…

— John Densmore

As a drummer, you're always fighting for a level that you never quite attain.

— Damien Chazelle

That's what the drummer is supposed to do. Keep the time. If you can do something else besides that, fine. But the…

— Elvin Jones

One of the things I'm adamant about as a bandleader is not micromanaging. I'm an advocate for the concept of allowing everyone…

— Stefon Harris

I really like working with drummers, I like being able to bounce ideas off drummers.

— Thighpaulsandra

When I'm on stage, I turn into this rock person. I give everything I have. I sing with emotion, I'm loving it…

— Tove Lo

I think the drummer should sit back there and play some drums, and never mind about the tunes. Just get up there…

— Buddy Rich

I have always tried to teach my players to be fighters. When I say that, I don't mean put up your dukes…

— Bear Bryant