Song Quotes by Vinnie Paul

Dime knew the importance of every aspect of playing the guitar.

— Vinnie Paul

I'm a rock drummer. I couldn't sit down and pretend to be a jazz drummer.

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The history of Pantera speaks for itself.

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As a drummer, I always approach things as, 'I want to play just enough to keep other drummers interested, but not enough…

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Even though Peter Criss is a pretty simple player, he played with great feel and made the music get up and go.

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Alex Van Halen... I loved his playing because he had so much energy; he made those songs exciting, along with everything else…

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When heavy metal was really big in the '80s, it was huge, and then it kind of waned down and kind of…

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John Bonham, probably the greatest drummer ever - all of us wanted to play drums like him.

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A lot of young drummers have a tendency to really overplay. Sometimes simple is better, and the notes that aren't played between…

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Basically, a band's first record is them coming together and really learning everything, and then, after they're on the road and really…

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We are firm believers that the first time somebody hears a brand new song from the band, it shouldn't be on a…

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I like being able to own things, to not have to depend on music to support myself. Music hadn't supported me since…

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So many bands would say that they were alternative, or they were this or that... 'Heavy metal' was a pretty uncool word…

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'Far Beyond Driven' was a record that was probably ahead of its time, and to this day, it still sounds as fresh…

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With the last couple of Pantera records, we kept getting more and more narrow-minded because of Phil. He didn't want to experiment…

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The bottom line with Dimebag is he got off on making people happy. It didn't matter if it was about playing his…

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There are numerous different kinds of drum sounds - some are more ambient and roomy and this, that, and the other, the…

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The relationship in Pantera and with Damageplan is the opposite of the traditional rhythm section. It's me and Dime, not the bass,…

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I had some proper training, but that was only on snare drum. Learning all the techniques in marching bands and realizing how…

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It's unfortunate that people go, 'Oh, wow, man, they can get Zakk Wylde to jump up there on stage, and it's Pantera…

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It's called the music business. We've all gone into it 'cause we love the music, and a lot of people end up…

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That's where I think a lot of these guys today are just, 'I'm the drummer, man. Check it out. Here's my lick.…

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To me, I always felt like drums have to be the support and the driving factor in a song, and there's places…

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They call it a reunion for a reason. It's called bringing the original members back to what it was. So there's a…

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If you take the riff from the song 'Cowboys From Hell' and really break it down, it's almost a hillbilly guitar riff:…

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