Drums Quotes

287 quotes by 223 authors

I've always loved the mixture of crushing live drums with a programmed groove, that really cool blend, like in the verse there's a really funky… — Tommy Lee
You know, my sister sings, my brother plays drums in my band. My whole family is a bunch of musicians. — Bruno Mars
I play piano and drums very poorly and French horn and tuba all equally as bad. — Wynton Marsalis
I've played in pipe bands in Scotland, and I've always played guitars and drums and stuff. — Ewan McGregor
It's much easier to have a diversified career as an electronic musician than it is as a drummer. Nothing against drummers. If you're a drummer,… — Unknown Author
What sounds good on the radio is really loud kick drums and loud snare drums, when everything's bombastic and in your face. It's the equivalent… — Unknown Author
I play the ukulele. I have a great group of friends, and we do things like have battles of the bands - me sometimes on… — Mike Myers
I learned how to play the drums. When we were in pre-production, when we were still in LA, I had a couple of drum lessons… — Mary-Kate Olsen
Think of what happened after 9/11, the minute before there was any assessment, there was glee in the administration because now we can invade Iraq,… — Ron Paul
It was actually drumming that gave me the stamina to get into sports later. I started playing drums at 13, and when I got to… — Neil Peart
The bass player's function, along with the drums, is to be the engine that drives the car... everything else is merely colours. — Suzi Quatro
You can't beat 2 guitars, bass, and drums. — Lou Reed
I think the drummer should sit back there and play some drums, and never mind about the tunes. Just get up there and wail behind… — Buddy Rich
Almost everything I've done, I've done through my own creativity. I don't think I ever had to listen to anyone else to learn how to… — Buddy Rich
I started out when I was about 12, playing drums. I started singing when I was about 15. — Layne Staley
First and foremost I am a drummer. After that, I'm other things... But I didn't play drums to make money. — Ringo Starr
I never studied anything, really. I didn't study the drums. I joined bands and made all the mistakes onstage. — Ringo Starr
I've never been able to sit round on my own and play drums, practice in the back room, never been able to. I've always played… — Ringo Starr
I actually wanted to be a drummer, but I didn't have any drums. — Stevie Ray Vaughan
I wanted to play drums because I fell in love with the glitter and the lights, but it wasn't about adulation. It was being up… — Charlie Watts

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