--- title: "1 Drums Doing Quotes By Rick Nielsen" description: "1 Drums Doing quotes by Rick Nielsen. Plus more from Rick Nielsen and more Drums Doing sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/062/rick-nielsen-3997_bass_we-all-record-together-we-do-it-live-the_1644654.jpg" --- > [We all record together. We do it live; then, after that, we do overdubs, if we need to, to repair stuff. Usually when we do stuff, we have to make sure we get the bass and drums down, and by…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-nielsen/we-all-record-together-we-do-it-live-then-after-that-we-do-overdubs/) [Rick Nielsen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-nielsen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/062/rick-nielsen-3997_bass_we-all-record-together-we-do-it-live-the_1644654.jpg) ## More by Rick Nielsen > [I have too many options when it comes to guitars.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-nielsen/i-have-too-many-options-when-it-comes-to-guitars/) [Rick Nielsen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-nielsen/) > [I took one guitar lesson, and they wanted me to play 'Mary Had a Little Lamb' or 'Michael Row the Boat Ashore,' and that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-nielsen/i-took-one-guitar-lesson-and-they-wanted-me-to-play-mary-had-a-little/) [Rick Nielsen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-nielsen/) > [I got to meet Keith Moon!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-nielsen/i-got-to-meet-keith-moon/) [Rick Nielsen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-nielsen/) > [If you start having to tell people you're cool, you're not.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-nielsen/if-you-start-having-to-tell-people-you-re-cool-you-re-not/) [Rick Nielsen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-nielsen/) > [I knew the guys in the Allman Brothers way back in the day, before they were famous.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-nielsen/i-knew-the-guys-in-the-allman-brothers-way-back-in-the-day-before/) [Rick Nielsen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-nielsen/) > [Look at Bob Dylan: his voice is not a great sound, but it gets the idea across... and that is what's really important.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-nielsen/look-at-bob-dylan-his-voice-is-not-a-great-sound-but-it-gets-the-idea/) [Rick Nielsen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-nielsen/) > [I think every one of our songs could be a Top 10 record.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-nielsen/i-think-every-one-of-our-songs-could-be-a-top-10-record/) [Rick Nielsen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-nielsen/) > [I'm kind of a goony guy, a dweeb or a geek.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-nielsen/i-m-kind-of-a-goony-guy-a-dweeb-or-a-geek/) [Rick Nielsen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-nielsen/) > [I always thought of myself as more of a rhythm player than a big soloist.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-nielsen/i-always-thought-of-myself-as-more-of-a-rhythm-player-than-a-big/) [Rick Nielsen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-nielsen/) > [I started out as a drummer, and when I was 9, my drum teacher had an album out. He was the rudiment king! He…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-nielsen/i-started-out-as-a-drummer-and-when-i-was-9-my-drum-teacher-had-an/) [Rick Nielsen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-nielsen/) > [I've seen bands come out and begin their concerts with these long, slow, boring songs. Are they kidding, or what?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-nielsen/i-ve-seen-bands-come-out-and-begin-their-concerts-with-these-long/) [Rick Nielsen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-nielsen/) > [Madison Square Garden sounds like crap.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-nielsen/madison-square-garden-sounds-like-crap/) [Rick Nielsen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-nielsen/) > [Some bands, they're too snooty, or they think they're too this or that and wouldn't talk to us. And some other bands are afraid…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-nielsen/some-bands-they-re-too-snooty-or-they-think-they-re-too-this-or-that/) [Rick Nielsen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-nielsen/) > [I love guitars, and guitars love me, but sometimes they need new homes where they can live to rock another day.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-nielsen/i-love-guitars-and-guitars-love-me-but-sometimes-they-need-new-homes/) [Rick Nielsen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-nielsen/) > [If you're going to be ridiculous, be over-the-top ridiculous.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-nielsen/if-you-re-going-to-be-ridiculous-be-over-the-top-ridiculous/) [Rick Nielsen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-nielsen/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/drums-doing/rick-nielsen/#itemlist", "name": "1 Drums Doing Quotes By Rick Nielsen", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "We all record together. 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