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title: "2 Play Feel Quotes By Buddy Rich"
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> [I never believed in a set routine. It should depend on how you feel, because you play what you feel.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/buddy-rich/i-never-believed-in-a-set-routine-it-should-depend-on-how-you-feel/)

[Buddy Rich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/buddy-rich/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ac2/buddy-rich-17322_depends_i-never-believed-in-a-set-routine-it-sho_1240780.jpg)

> [So, to come In with a set routine it's something I've never believed in. It should depend on how you feel, because you play what you feel.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/buddy-rich/so-to-come-in-with-a-set-routine-it-s-something-i-ve-never-believed/)

[Buddy Rich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/buddy-rich/)

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## More by Buddy Rich

> [Almost everything I've done, I've done through my own creativity.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/buddy-rich/almost-everything-i-ve-done-i-ve-done-through-my-own-creativity/)

[Buddy Rich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/buddy-rich/)

> [They're simply following what was laid down in front and they play the same thing. So, there's no great challenge In being a classical…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/buddy-rich/they-re-simply-following-what-was-laid-down-in-front-and-they-play/)

[Buddy Rich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/buddy-rich/)

> [I mean, I think I liked every band I ever played in because each band was different, each band had a different concept, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/buddy-rich/i-mean-i-think-i-liked-every-band-i-ever-played-in-because-each-band/)

[Buddy Rich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/buddy-rich/)

> [You only get better by playing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/buddy-rich/you-only-get-better-by-playing/)

[Buddy Rich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/buddy-rich/)

> [If you can play, you can play anything. I don't like classifications.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/buddy-rich/if-you-can-play-you-can-play-anything-i-don-t-like-classifications/)

[Buddy Rich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/buddy-rich/)

> [Every drummer that had a name, had a name because of his individual playing. He didn't sound like anybody else, So everybody that I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/buddy-rich/every-drummer-that-had-a-name-had-a-name-because-of-his-individual/)

[Buddy Rich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/buddy-rich/)

> [But I think that any young drummer starting out today should get himself a great teacher and learn all there is to know about…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/buddy-rich/but-i-think-that-any-young-drummer-starting-out-today-should-get/)

[Buddy Rich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/buddy-rich/)

> [I think it's a fallacy that the harder you practice the better you get.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/buddy-rich/i-think-it-s-a-fallacy-that-the-harder-you-practice-the-better-you-get/)

[Buddy Rich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/buddy-rich/)

> [I think at one time every drummer wanted to play like Krupa or wanted to win a Gene Krupa drum contest. This is the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/buddy-rich/i-think-at-one-time-every-drummer-wanted-to-play-like-krupa-or-wanted/)

[Buddy Rich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/buddy-rich/)

> [But, when you have to resort to turntables, trick lights, flashing lights, fire and all that, you're actually saying, I need this because what…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/buddy-rich/but-when-you-have-to-resort-to-turntables-trick-lights-flashing/)

[Buddy Rich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/buddy-rich/)

> [As far as music school goes, I walked through Berkelee one time.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/buddy-rich/as-far-as-music-school-goes-i-walked-through-berkelee-one-time/)

[Buddy Rich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/buddy-rich/)

> [I can't sit down long enough to absorb any kind of learning.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/buddy-rich/i-can-t-sit-down-long-enough-to-absorb-any-kind-of-learning/)

[Buddy Rich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/buddy-rich/)

> [There are only two types of music.good and bad.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/buddy-rich/there-are-only-two-types-of-music-good-and-bad/)

[Buddy Rich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/buddy-rich/)

> [Almost everything I've done, I've done through my own creativity. I don't think I ever had to listen to anyone else to learn how…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/buddy-rich/almost-everything-i-ve-done-i-ve-done-through-my-own-creativity-i-don/)

[Buddy Rich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/buddy-rich/)

> [If you think you stink, you probably do.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/buddy-rich/if-you-think-you-stink-you-probably-do/)

[Buddy Rich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/buddy-rich/)

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