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title: "3 Drummer Quotes By Max Roach"
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> [The American drummer is a one-man percussion orchestra.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-roach/the-american-drummer-is-a-one-man-percussion-orchestra/)

[Max Roach](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/max-roach/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0aa/max-roach-32988_drummer_the-american-drummer-is-a-one-man-percus_607093.png)

> [I think that the rhythm sections, drummers in particular, are the unsuing heroes of the music. It's the rhythm section that has…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-roach/i-think-that-the-rhythm-sections-drummers-in-particular-are-the/)

[Max Roach](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/max-roach/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c30/max-roach-32988_changed_i-think-that-the-rhythm-sections-drummer_2330903.png)

> [I always resented the role of a drummer as nothing more than a subservient figure.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-roach/i-always-resented-the-role-of-a-drummer-as-nothing-more-than-a/)

[Max Roach](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/max-roach/)

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## Other authors on Drummer

- [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b006/author-buddy-rich-20284.jpg) Buddy Rich 12 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/drummer/buddy-rich/)
- [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b002/author-mike-portnoy-5256.jpg) Mike Portnoy 11 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/drummer/mike-portnoy/)
- [Jason Bonham 8 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/drummer/jason-bonham/)
- [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b011/author-henry-david-thoreau-41473.jpg) Henry David Thoreau 8 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/drummer/henry-david-thoreau/)
- [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b007/author-damien-chazelle-26095.jpg) Damien Chazelle 8 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/drummer/damien-chazelle/)
- [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b020/author-ringo-starr-79189.jpg) Ringo Starr 7 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/drummer/ringo-starr/)
- [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b019/author-phil-collins-75204.jpg) Phil Collins 7 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/drummer/phil-collins/)
- [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b018/author-miles-davis-68255.jpg) Miles Davis 7 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/drummer/miles-davis/)
- [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b007/author-dave-grohl-27056.jpg) Dave Grohl 7 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/drummer/dave-grohl/)
- [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b004/author-andrew-soltis-13074.jpg) Josh Freese 6 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/drummer/josh-freese/)
- [Vinnie Paul 5 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/drummer/vinnie-paul/)
- [Taylor Hawkins 5 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/drummer/taylor-hawkins/)

## More by Max Roach

> [“In your lifetime, if you can come up with one original idea, you have accomplished a great deal.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-roach/in-your-lifetime-if-you-can-come-up-with-one-original-idea-you-have/)

[Max Roach](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/max-roach/)

> [My point is that we much decolonize our minds and re-name and re-define ourselves . . . In all respects, culturally, politically, socially, we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-roach/my-point-is-that-we-much-decolonize-our-minds-and-re-name-and-re/)

[Max Roach](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/max-roach/)

> [The people who really got me off were dealing with the musical potential of the Instrument.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-roach/the-people-who-really-got-me-off-were-dealing-with-the-musical/)

[Max Roach](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/max-roach/)

> [The American drummer is a one-man percussion orchestra.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-roach/the-american-drummer-is-a-one-man-percussion-orchestra/)

[Max Roach](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/max-roach/)

> [I didn't even apply. There was no warning.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-roach/i-didn-t-even-apply-there-was-no-warning/)

[Max Roach](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/max-roach/)

> [Jazz is a democratic musical form. We take our respective instruments & collectively create a thing of beauty.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-roach/jazz-is-a-democratic-musical-form-we-take-our-respective-instruments/)

[Max Roach](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/max-roach/)

> [I will never again play anything that does not have social significance. We American jazz musicians of African descent have proved beyond all doubt…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-roach/i-will-never-again-play-anything-that-does-not-have-social/)

[Max Roach](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/max-roach/)

> [You can't write the same book twice. Though I've been in historical musical situations, I can't go back and do that again. And though…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-roach/you-can-t-write-the-same-book-twice-though-i-ve-been-in-historical/)

[Max Roach](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/max-roach/)

> [Music mirrors where we should go, have gone and can go. Music is an abstraction.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-roach/music-mirrors-where-we-should-go-have-gone-and-can-go-music-is-an/)

[Max Roach](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/max-roach/)

> [Jazz is a very democratic musical form. It comes out of a communal experience. We take our respective instruments and collectively create a thing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-roach/jazz-is-a-very-democratic-musical-form-it-comes-out-of-a-communal/)

[Max Roach](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/max-roach/)

> [Monk encouraged me to emancipate the drums from their subservient role as timekeepers.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-roach/monk-encouraged-me-to-emancipate-the-drums-from-their-subservient/)

[Max Roach](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/max-roach/)

> [I think that the rhythm sections, drummers in particular, are the unsuing heroes of the music. It's the rhythm section that has changed the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-roach/i-think-that-the-rhythm-sections-drummers-in-particular-are-the/)

[Max Roach](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/max-roach/)

> [I always resented the role of a drummer as nothing more than a subservient figure.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-roach/i-always-resented-the-role-of-a-drummer-as-nothing-more-than-a/)

[Max Roach](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/max-roach/)

> [They had all this talent, and they had no instruments. So they started rap music. They rhymed on their own. They made their own…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-roach/they-had-all-this-talent-and-they-had-no-instruments-so-they-started/)

[Max Roach](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/max-roach/)

> [I used to take musical instruments home from elementary school. There were some music teachers there - we all learned instruments. A lot of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-roach/i-used-to-take-musical-instruments-home-from-elementary-school-there/)

[Max Roach](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/max-roach/)

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