Backgrounds Quote by Caroline Corr

Not really, drums found me, I just liked music, all kinds of music.

— Pat Mastelotto

I actually wanted to be a drummer, but I didn't have any drums.

— Stevie Ray Vaughan

What made me want to play drums in the first place was Led Zeppelin and The Who. My parents had their records, and I…

— Joey Jordison

I really just wanted to play the drum set and match that. I was never really into the percussion thing.

— John Otto

I grew up a drummer, so I've always been around music.

— Darrelle Revis

I love drums and still play frequently.

— Adrian Belew

Drums just always sounded like the most fun part of that good music for me.

— Levon Helm

Drums were my first instrument.

— Dick Dale

Growing up, watching pop music icons, I never saw a solo artist whose main instrument was drums.

— G Flip

I wanted to play drums and if I didn't play drums, I wouldn't make music and drums are the foundation for what I do.

— Lil Jon

As a composer I approached the drums differently than a non-composing drummer. I embraced drum machines.

— Phil Collins

I pretty much isolated myself away from drums. I stopped looking at Modern Drummer, I stopped looking at websites.

— Eric Hernandez