Body Quote by Evelyn Glennie

Percussion is so good for me!

— Alison Sudol

Oh, I'm not a percussionist, I just like to hit things.

— Tom Waits

All the instruments of percussion known to European science are essentially nonmusical and can only be tolerated in open air music or in large…

— C. V. Raman

Percussion music is revolution. Sound and rhythm have too long been submissive to the restrictions of nineteenth century music. Today we are fighting for…

— John Cage

The thing about playing percussion is that you can create all these emotions that can be sometimes beautiful, sometimes really ugly, or sometimes sweet,…

— Evelyn Glennie

Percussion is the most adaptable family of instruments. The biggest challenge is to project percussion in a lyrical way.

— Evelyn Glennie

There's always something in most world folk musics that always seems connected; whether it's a bagpipe or a tambura, there's always some sort of…

— Paul Weller

Since I was a child, I was yearning to learn about percussion because that's what I loved.

— Jain

Drumming's pretty physical. We sit at the back of the stage getting beat up like a workhorse.

— Tommy Lee

The possibilities of percussion sounds, I believe, have never been fully realized

— Charles Ives

I've had a lot of fun writing percussion music. It feels quite similar to writing computer music. But I found myself in the role…

— Paul Lansky

My instrument is drums. That's my core.

— G Flip