--- title: "3 Drummer Quotes By Tommy Lee" description: "3 Drummer quotes by Tommy Lee. Plus more from Tommy Lee and more Drummer sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3ef/tommy-lee-3389_drummer_drums-isn-t-my-one-thing-anymore-i-love_374770.jpg" --- > [Drums isn't my one thing anymore. I love to produce. I love to make tracks, write tracks, produce tracks, and I can't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tommy-lee/drums-isn-t-my-one-thing-anymore-i-love-to-produce-i-love-to-make/) [Tommy Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tommy-lee/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3ef/tommy-lee-3389_drummer_drums-isn-t-my-one-thing-anymore-i-love_374770.jpg) > [Being a drummer, I'm always like, 'Oh, that's got a funky beat. That's cool,' and I like to dance.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tommy-lee/being-a-drummer-i-m-always-like-oh-that-s-got-a-funky-beat-that-s/) [Tommy Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tommy-lee/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e77/tommy-lee-3389_always_being-a-drummer-i-m-always-like-oh-that_785609.jpg) > [If Trent Reznor calls and says he needs a drummer for his tour... I'm there.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tommy-lee/if-trent-reznor-calls-and-says-he-needs-a-drummer-for-his-tour-i-m/) [Tommy Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tommy-lee/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/189/tommy-lee-3389_drummer_if-trent-reznor-calls-and-says-he-needs_1862663.jpg) ## 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 Tommy Lee > [Drumming's pretty physical. We sit at the back of the stage getting beat up like a workhorse.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tommy-lee/drumming-s-pretty-physical-we-sit-at-the-back-of-the-stage-getting/) [Tommy Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tommy-lee/) > [I'm happy doing what I'm doing, and if you have that kind of attitude then everything else from there on is a bonus.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tommy-lee/i-m-happy-doing-what-i-m-doing-and-if-you-have-that-kind-of-attitude/) [Tommy Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tommy-lee/) > [John Bonham was probably the most influential in terms of playing style and timing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tommy-lee/john-bonham-was-probably-the-most-influential-in-terms-of-playing/) [Tommy Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tommy-lee/) > [“If there’s one genetic trait that automatically disqualifies a man from being able to rock, it’s curly hair. Nobody cool has curly hair; people…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tommy-lee/if-there-s-one-genetic-trait-that-automatically-disqualifies-a-man/) [Tommy Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tommy-lee/) > [You never know what's going to happen sometimes, or what you think's going to happen never happens, or when you least expect it, the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tommy-lee/you-never-know-what-s-going-to-happen-sometimes-or-what-you-think-s/) [Tommy Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tommy-lee/) > [I'm driven by music. It's in my blood, and I've never been able to stay away from it for too long.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tommy-lee/i-m-driven-by-music-it-s-in-my-blood-and-i-ve-never-been-able-to-stay/) [Tommy Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tommy-lee/) > [I didn't have the opportunity to go to college. I was busy touring since the age of 17.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tommy-lee/i-didn-t-have-the-opportunity-to-go-to-college-i-was-busy-touring/) [Tommy Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tommy-lee/) > [I still play but for some reason, I am having so much fun playing guitar and singing that I don't really miss it because…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tommy-lee/i-still-play-but-for-some-reason-i-am-having-so-much-fun-playing/) [Tommy Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tommy-lee/) > [Phil Rudd from AC/DC was someone I really liked a lot... Not because I was dazzled by his playing ability - he was just…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tommy-lee/phil-rudd-from-ac-dc-was-someone-i-really-liked-a-lot-not-because-i/) [Tommy Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tommy-lee/) > [I just write... if it's really good, it's going on the record. If it's average, it's going in the trash.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tommy-lee/i-just-write-if-it-s-really-good-it-s-going-on-the-record-if-it-s/) [Tommy Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tommy-lee/) > [If you show up late, you don't get credit for the class, which made that car ride even more of a test of your…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tommy-lee/if-you-show-up-late-you-don-t-get-credit-for-the-class-which-made/) [Tommy Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tommy-lee/) > [Sometimes when you cut your bed tracks right off the bat, you don't really know where the vocal is landing and where the background…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tommy-lee/sometimes-when-you-cut-your-bed-tracks-right-off-the-bat-you-don-t/) [Tommy Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tommy-lee/) > [I don't think anybody should ever touch anybody in anger, ever.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tommy-lee/i-don-t-think-anybody-should-ever-touch-anybody-in-anger-ever/) [Tommy Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tommy-lee/) > [“One day, after practice, he came up behind me, tapped me on the shoulder, and as I turned around, he sucker-punched me and relocated…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tommy-lee/one-day-after-practice-he-came-up-behind-me-tapped-me-on-the-shoulder/) [Tommy Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tommy-lee/) > [It's so funny because no matter what you say, fans only read and hear what they want.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tommy-lee/it-s-so-funny-because-no-matter-what-you-say-fans-only-read-and-hear/) [Tommy Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tommy-lee/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/drummer/tommy-lee/#itemlist", "name": "3 Drummer Quotes By Tommy Lee", "numberOfItems": 3, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Drums isn't my one thing anymore. 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