First Quote by Elif Batuman

I studied the Ghanaian drums and bongo drumming.

— Ricky Reed

At Brown, I trained in West African dance and drumming.

— Sophie Hawley-Weld

I first heard African drum rhythms and chants at the movies. Then, when I had the opportunity to go to Africa and visit the…

— Isaac Hayes

Drums were my first instrument.

— Dick Dale

I was always playing with whatever I could get under my hands, making rhythm with it, which was natural for me, because my parents…

— Jain

I have been drumming my whole life.

— Jeremy Piven

My little brother played drums, so we had a drum set over at my house.

— Synyster Gates

Drumming was the only thing I was ever good at.

— John Bonham

There was always a guitar hanging around the house when I was a kid. It was a much lower impact instrument than me playing…

— John Rzeznik

I played in the percussion section 4th grade through high school - snare and timpani mostly.

— Suzy Bogguss

When I was 12, I happened to see a schoolmate playing percussion, and it looked interesting. I asked for lessons, and it felt right.

— Evelyn Glennie

An uncle gave me a side drum and my mother decided I should have lessons.

— Humphrey Lyttelton