Drums Quotes

287 quotes by 230 authors

My true belief about Rock 'n' Roll--and there have been a lot of phrases attributed to me over the years--is this: I believe this kind… — Little Richard
Music is a way of life, it's everything. I play drums and that's what I believe I was born to do. — Elvin Jones
Put me up in front of a million people and ask me to speak. I'll flop. But put me behind my drums and I'll always… — Travis Barker
Every day I lugged my backpack through the halls, waiting for the final bell. Then I'd race home and hole up in my room, playing… — Josh Groban
Guitar is for the head, drums are for the chest, but bass gets you in the groin — Suzi Quatro
My brother is an excellent songwriter, and I play guitar and drums. — Jeremy London
I wanted to hear the songs in the way that I had written them, which was very basic. All I wanted was drums and another… — Thurston Moore
F irst and foremost I am a drummer. After that, I'm other things. ...But I didn't play drums to make money. I played drums because… — Ringo Starr
Psy Free was a trio consisting of guitar, organ and drums. I was the drummer. We did what the name suggests: psychedelic, free music. — Klaus Schulze
People say, 'Why don't you do interviews? What do you think about this? What do you think about that?' My job in the band is… — Larry Mullen, Jr.
I don't regard myself as a great classical or jazz pianist. I like country music, but I'm not a great player. I just like music.… — Keith Emerson
The women went berserk, to the accompaniment of 'When a Man Loves a Woman.' It was all bass and drums; the musical equivalent, Anna decided,… — Sue Margolis
I bathe in basslines, rinse in riffs, dry in drums — Common
If (environmentalists) want to continue to beat those drums to solicit money from concerned soccer moms, they can do that. The reality on the ground… — Christopher West
I have a bad back partially from playing the drums and singing. I used to have to hold my body in such a position that… — Don Henley
I've always been obsessed with drums. They fascinate me. Any other instrument - nothing. I play acoustic guitar a bit. But it's always been drums… — John Bonham
Playing drums feels like coming home for me. Even during the White Stripes I thought: 'I'll do this for now, but I'm really a drummer.'… — Jack White
I grew up singing Mexican music, and that's based on indigenous Mexican rhythms. Mexican music also has an overlay of West African music, based on… — Linda Ronstadt
I still believe in the need for guitars and drums and desperate poetry. — Frank Turner
On the McLaughlin Report, August 26, 1990: 'There are only two groups that are beating the drums for war in the middle East, the Israeli… — Pat Buchanan

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