Well, everybody's a drummer, I'll tell you that right now. Everybody knows what's right rhythmically for a song, so there were always… — Sam Fogarino Copy Share Image
My motivation for being a good drummer was born out of fear, which, in a way, seems so antithetical to what art… — Damien Chazelle Copy Share Image
A great way to get your rhythm playing together is to work with a drummer, preferably someone that has a good groove… — Zacky Vengeance Copy Share Image
I don't consider myself a great drummer. I consider myself just a music fan that's a very, very passionate artist, and the… — Mike Portnoy Copy Share Image
I want to be 'Jimmy Chamberlin, the drummer, the musician who's done many things,' not just 'that guy from the Smashing Pumpkins.' — Jimmy Chamberlin Copy Share Image
I had a rock and roll band as a kid. What I wanted to be in was a country band, but in… — Keith Whitley Copy Share Image
At heart I cannot accept that I am a well-known rock 'n' roll star and one of the greatest drummers in the… — Keith Moon Copy Share Image
Drummers are conductors - we set the pace for the music - so if you're not relaxed and feeling right, the whole… — Steven Adler Copy Share Image
The greatest contribution jazz has made in music has been to replace the role of the conductor with a member of the… — Elvin Jones Copy Share Image
A drummer's playing with all their limbs, you're playing polyrhythms with each part of your body. Every part of the drumkit is… — G Flip Copy Share Image
We have big limitations by not having a drummer. It instantly informs a lot of our musical decisions when it comes to… — Ted Dwane Copy Share Image
I have some sort of affinity for compulsive behavior. The most interesting stories come up from the people on the outside. They… — Willem Dafoe Copy Share Image
I was always very aware of drummers. My oldest brother Henry was a drummer, and he drummed on everything in the house… — Dave Brubeck Copy Share Image
The great challenge which faces us is to assure that, in our society of big-ness, we do not strangle the voice of… — Hubert H. Humphrey Copy Share Image
“Maybe I didn't march to the same drummer as most people, but I could do things on my own and do them… — Diane Schwemm Copy Share Image
A bass player has to think and play like a bass player. A drummer has to play and think like a drummer,… — Hunter Hayes Copy Share Image
I fell in love with music at 13-years-old. I wanted to be a singer at first and a drummer. Then I fell… — Juicy J Copy Share Image
I know I live in the shadow of the greatest drummer in the world, so it's nice to have a bit of… — Jason Bonham Copy Share Image
The electric guitar meant that you could have a band with a drummer and a couple of guitars. And that put a… — Keith Richards Copy Share Image
There's so much to be said for making your guitar sound like a synthesizer and try to make your drummer sound like… — Matt Tong Copy Share Image
My dad is a singer/songwriter, my moms sang and my brother is a drummer and tours with me. — Matthew Koma Copy Share Image
The drummer is stereotypically the dumb guy. Maybe that's why I always respect drummers who do more than drum. — Taylor Hawkins Copy Share Image
I'm very influenced by jazz drummers. I always liked drummers like Roger Taylor, Keith Moon, Ian Paice, John Densmore. I just learned… — Steven Adler Copy Share Image
I was a drummer living in Los Angeles in 1990. I had finished music school and was playing with a band. It… — David Thibodeau Copy Share Image
Growing up my heroes were American motocross riders. I didn't want to be a drummer; I wanted to be a motocross rider. — Jason Bonham Copy Share Image
Mainly I was able to perform with music - I played the French horn, I would sing, and I was a drummer… — Ewan McGregor Copy Share Image
I was a singing guitar player as a kid, and I found it really embarrassing, so I stopped singing and became a… — James Murphy Copy Share Image
When I was young, I wanted to do something more low-key, like become a drummer in a rock band. — Brooke Burke Copy Share Image
I played in a punk rock band in high school called the High Heel Flip Flops. I was the drummer. I played… — Thomas Rhett Copy Share Image
The polarity of Mitch Mitchell and Moe Tucker offers a pretty good understanding of what a drummer's role is. — Fab Moretti Copy Share Image
“On the left is Jimmy, our drummer. You can just see him under all the hair. Jimmy‟s a great guy. Dumber than… — Ashlyn Kane Copy Share Image
“Drummer, beat, and piper, blow, Harper, strike, and soldier, go. Free the flame and sear the grasses Till the dawning Red Star… — Anne McCaffrey Copy Share Image
They're simply following what was laid down in front and they play the same thing. So, there's no great challenge In being… — Buddy Rich Copy Share Image
I started out as a drummer, and now play with a back-to-basics rock band called the 'Luddites.' I'm happiest when I'm behind… — Rick Astley Copy Share Image
When I speak of natural drummers I'm talking about guys that are playing with the talent God gave 'em. — Gene Krupa Copy Share Image
People who come up to me are drummers or fans of the band. I don't get it too much, but I'll be… — Chad Smith Copy Share Image
Artt Frank is my all-time favorite drummer. He always seems to know where I'm going. — Chet Baker Copy Share Image
I think it's very cool for the drummer to be set free from having to worry about holding down the beat every… — James Hetfield Copy Share Image
John Bonham, probably the greatest drummer ever - all of us wanted to play drums like him. — Vinnie Paul Copy Share Image
As a composer I approached the drums differently than a non-composing drummer. I embraced drum machines. — Phil Collins Copy Share Image
