I tried playing the drums, and I could play 'Boys Don't Cry' by The Cure. — Brian Posehn Copy Share Image
Playing drums is how I communicate. It's how I speak to people. That's my God-given gift. — Joey Jordison Copy Share Image
I started out when I was about 12, playing drums. I started singing when I was about 15. — Layne Staley Copy Share Image
I didn't feel the kind of joy every day playing drums that I thought you were supposed to feel. — Damien Chazelle Copy Share Image
Energy wise, playing the drums was a lot of fun; I just felt like it was a natural fit for me. — Hank Williams III Copy Share Image
Playing drums, for me, is like breathing. It's like thinking. It's like eating. It's like walking. — Joey Jordison Copy Share Image
I was playing drums in church when I was six. Then I picked up the piano when I was 11 or 12. — Robert Glasper Copy Share Image
I started playing guitar when I was, like, 5, and I picked up playing drums when I was 6 years old. — Rickey Medlocke Copy Share Image
I enjoy playing the band as the band. I be the whole band and Im playing the drums, Im playing the guitar,… — Chick Corea Copy Share Image
When you have kids coming up to you saying, 'You're the reason I started playing drums,' it's the best feeling in the… — Gina Schock Copy Share Image
All I set out to do was to earn a living playing drums, you know? And as luck would have it, I've… — Phil Collins Copy Share Image
I don't want people to think that I think I'm this great drummer because, to me, I'm just a kid playing drums,… — Mike Portnoy Copy Share Image
There was always a guitar hanging around the house when I was a kid. It was a much lower impact instrument than… — John Rzeznik Copy Share Image
I always thought it would be really cool to be playing the drums in the show and then have your astral body… — Bill Kreutzmann Copy Share Image
I started playing drums at three, then piano at five, then clarinet. But it wasn't till I picked up a saxophone aged… — Kamasi Washington Copy Share Image
I've worked hard, but this business can be tough, and I just consider myself incredibly lucky to have had the career that… — Taylor Hawkins Copy Share Image
I think that where it came from and the initial birth of it - it did come out of a jam at… — Mark Ronson Copy Share Image
Karen, she was gifted, and so she could not only sing beautifully while playing the drums, she did it all. So that's… — Richard Carpenter Copy Share Image
I started playing drums at a pretty early age because my parents were musicians. My dad was an amazing multi-instrumentalist and I… — Billy Sherwood Copy Share Image
“I watched Harry closely as he read the joke and then… burst out laughing. In fact, he started shaking with laughter. It… — Al Franken Copy Share Image
I love to talk about the drums and music. I started playing drums when I was probably six and played a lot… — Sean Berdy Copy Share Image
I know I have a very unusual style of playing, where other more recognized and technically proficient players might look at me… — Dave Matthews Copy Share Image
We haven't started playing it live yet but we're going to. And then 'Warpaint' is a song that's really, really close to… — Theresa Wayman Copy Share Image
It seemed so wimpy at first when I started to play [guitar]. So I started playing loud with lots of effects just… — J Mascis Copy Share Image
I love to travel, playing drums, and being on the road as not many people can say that. — Chris Slade Copy Share Image
I liked playing drums in the band, but the truth is, I always knew they were going to call Joey to play… — Shawn Crahan Copy Share Image
I played trumpet in middle school, and then I had to get braces, so I had to stop playing trumpet and start… — Brendon Urie Copy Share Image
I've been into music for a long time. I started playing drums when I was 8 and piano when I was 10,… — Lukas Haas Copy Share Image
I love playing the drums - I really get a lot out of it - but I don't think I'm a good… — Max Tundra Copy Share Image
Playing drums feels like coming home for me. Even during the White Stripes I thought: 'I'll do this for now, but I'm… — Jack White Copy Share Image
I don't mind doing two or three Eagles songs and playing the drums. I'm not one of those artists who's going to… — Don Henley Copy Share Image
![“It seemed so wimpy at first when I started to play [guitar]. So I started playing loud with lots of effects just to try to mimic the dynamic [of the drums]. Drums seemed a lot more expressive. [I was] Trying to emulate the feeling of playing the drums on the guitar - I guess that's why I played it…” quote by J Mascis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2f0/j-mascis-27113_drums_it-seemed-so-wimpy-at-first-when-i-start_73329.jpg)
