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> [That's what the drummer is supposed to do. Keep the time. If you can do something else besides that, fine. But the time is essential and non-negotiable.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elvin-jones/that-s-what-the-drummer-is-supposed-to-do-keep-the-time-if-you-can-do/)

[Elvin Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elvin-jones/)

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## More by Elvin Jones

> [Music is a way of life, it's everything. I play drums and that's what I believe I was born to do.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elvin-jones/music-is-a-way-of-life-it-s-everything-i-play-drums-and-that-s-what-i/)

[Elvin Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elvin-jones/)

> [The greatest contribution jazz has made in music has been to replace the role of the conductor with a member of the ensemble who,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elvin-jones/the-greatest-contribution-jazz-has-made-in-music-has-been-to-replace/)

[Elvin Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elvin-jones/)

> [It's the honesty you apply to your playing that makes music enjoyable. The style of the music has little to do with it. It's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elvin-jones/it-s-the-honesty-you-apply-to-your-playing-that-makes-music-enjoyable/)

[Elvin Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elvin-jones/)

> [To me John Coltrane was like an angel on earth. He struck me that deeply.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elvin-jones/to-me-john-coltrane-was-like-an-angel-on-earth-he-struck-me-that/)

[Elvin Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elvin-jones/)

> [If there's any such thing as a perfect man, I think John Coltrane was one. And I think that kind of perfection has to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elvin-jones/if-there-s-any-such-thing-as-a-perfect-man-i-think-john-coltrane-was/)

[Elvin Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elvin-jones/)

> [That's what the drummer is supposed to do. Keep the time. If you can do something else besides that, fine. But the time is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elvin-jones/that-s-what-the-drummer-is-supposed-to-do-keep-the-time-if-you-can-do/)

[Elvin Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elvin-jones/)

> [I feel very, very gratified when people are complimentary to what I have done or appreciated it with sincerity... It makes me feel that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elvin-jones/i-feel-very-very-gratified-when-people-are-complimentary-to-what-i/)

[Elvin Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elvin-jones/)

> [I can see forms and shapes in my mind when I solo, just as a painter can see forms and shapes when he starts…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elvin-jones/i-can-see-forms-and-shapes-in-my-mind-when-i-solo-just-as-a-painter/)

[Elvin Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elvin-jones/)

> [You should get the feeling you should move. That's what is meant when people say the music moves me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elvin-jones/you-should-get-the-feeling-you-should-move-that-s-what-is-meant-when/)

[Elvin Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elvin-jones/)

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