About Quote by Beth Orton

The drums are what drives the whole thing. It's the backbone of the song.

— Patty Schemel

Well, everybody's a drummer, I'll tell you that right now. Everybody knows what's right rhythmically for a song, so there were always suggestions flying…

— Sam Fogarino

I don't like drums dictating the song; like when you hear a fill and then you know the chorus is coming up.

— Adam Granduciel

It is easy to get an interesting loop to happen, but it becomes a collage when the song and loop are constantly changing.

— Washed Out

There's the way modern music is produced, which is, 'Here's a piece of music, and I'm the producer, so pay me and make sure…

— No I.D

There's something about rhythm and bass sections generally, how the bass and drums interact, that's basically the soul of any song.

— Shura

Most game music is based on loops effectively.

— Brian Eno

Ultimately, at the end of it, it's just trying to get into that space where you feel like you're hitting the right thing and…

— Charlie Hunter

A riff can take on the aspect of a chorus in a listener's psyche.

— Jack White

I think of every song like a game. It's like a video game: "Okay, I'm going to hop over here and if I press…

— Guillermo E. Brown

Ultimately, at the end of it, it's just trying to get into that space where you feel like you're hitting the right thing and…

— Charlie Hunter

I can't say what people use the experience of listening to songs for, but I would never tell somebody what it is supposed to…

— Mark Lanegan