Asked Quote by Greg Iles

It's harder to play drums than guitar, physically. I'm always kind of on the edge. I guess that's how I play everything: on the…

— J Mascis

I got into guitar because no parent will buy their eight-year-old kid drums, unless they're divorced and trying to get back at their wife.

— Joshua Homme

I got into guitar because no parent will buy their eight-year-old kid drums unless they're divorced and trying to get back at their wife.…

— Josh Homme

I love more percussions more than anything. I always wanted to be a drummer.

— Pharoah Sanders

My first instrument was the drums. Not quite sure why I quit and changed to guitar, but I'm sure my parents might have convinced…

— Jill Sobule

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

Being a drummer definitely influences how I play guitar. And then piano influences drumming and vice versa.

— Matt Skiba

All the guys I know that play guitar are also secretly drummers and vice versa.

— Mark Lanegan

I come from a very musical family. My dad taught me to play guitar. I play violin and drums as well. Violin, I started…

— Amandla Stenberg

I wanted to be a drummer but my brother Iggor was better at it, so I took up guitar instead.

— Max Cavalera

I love drums and still play frequently.

— Adrian Belew

Being a female guitar player back in school wasn't great, and I had to change schools so many times. The male drummers and bass…

— Orianthi