Playing Rock Quotes by Taylor Hawkins

I love Donna Summer, and I love ABBA. I love late '70s disco. I love the Bee Gees. I just love that period of…

— Taylor Hawkins

I used to dress like Roger Taylor when I was ten because I thought he was cool. In high school, I used to dress…

— Taylor Hawkins

I'm not trying to be the next Dave Grohl or Phil Collins.

— Taylor Hawkins

Why go on vacation when work is so much more fun.

— Taylor Hawkins

I don't take breaks, man. In the past, I used to spend my free time getting in trouble, and now I spend it working…

— Taylor Hawkins

In the Foo Fighters, my main job is to be the drummer, and that's enough.

— Taylor Hawkins

I've worked hard, but this business can be tough, and I just consider myself incredibly lucky to have had the career that I have,…

— Taylor Hawkins

I know I'm not Freddie Mercury or Ann Wilson, and that's okay. You don't have to be a great singer to sing rock and…

— Taylor Hawkins

I only started playing piano because I had chickenpox when I was about 14 and wasn't allowed to play my drums for a whole…

— Taylor Hawkins

I like stuff that sounds big and full and makes your head trip and your body react.

— Taylor Hawkins

When I was a kid, of course I wanted to be the fastest, the loudest and the one with the biggest drum set, but…

— Taylor Hawkins

I don't like guitar solos that are like, 'Look at me, look at me!' I like guitar solos that are little songs within the…

— Taylor Hawkins

'Boy,' 'October,' 'War,' 'The Unforgettable Fire' and 'The Joshua Tree,' those records, they're part of my musical DNA and structure.

— Taylor Hawkins

I've been lucky enough to have fulfilled so many ambitions, and gone way past anything I ever thought I would do. I could never…

— Taylor Hawkins

I think that debut albums are supposed to sound sort of raw. You don't want to record 'Sgt. Pepper's' as your first album, because…

— Taylor Hawkins