Adulation Quote by Charlie Watts

I wanted to play the drums, but I had no rhythm.

— Kim Shattuck

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

I was kind of bored playing drums in a band. Which was depressing, because playing in the band was kind of a golden ticket.

— Anonymous

All I ever wanted to do was play the drums; I felt good about myself when I played the drums. So I worked anywhere…

— Max Weinberg

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

— Levon Helm

It seemed so wimpy at first when I started to play [guitar]. So I started playing loud with lots of effects just to try…

— J Mascis

I mean, when it gets down to it I just wanted to play the drums. The rest of it never meant that much to…

— Bill Kreutzmann

I wanted to hear the songs in the way that I had written them, which was very basic. All I wanted was drums and…

— Thurston Moore

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

— John Otto

Well I had a musical background, but I still didn't know a lot about drums at the time.

— Caroline Corr

I wanted to hear the songs in the way that I had written them, which was, in a way, very basic. So all I…

— Thurston Moore

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