Age Quote by John Densmore

I've always liked drums to be bright and powerful. I've never used cymbals much. I use them to crash into a solo and out…

— John Bonham

What a young musician's dream, to say, "Look at those chrome drums. Look at that 22-inch ride cymbal. I'll have those." It was one…

— Neil Peart

I take my job very seriously and I work the best that I can on every drum that I hit. I want all the…

— Chris Johnson

I thought if I played the drums I could at least hide behind the cymbals if I was no good.

— David Essex

I would break a lot of cymbals. You whack the cymbals hard enough, and they will crack in half. Drums are not actually as…

— Damien Chazelle

My mum had a cousin that had played when he was younger. When I showed an interest in drumming, he showed me how to…

— Al Murray

The drums have hogged a lot of the credit. We're as much -- or more -- *cymbal* players, as we are drummers.

— Peter Erskine

I like referring to the saxophone and having a guitar lick instead. Same with the cymbals; having the cymbals and not playing cymbals.

— Mike Gordon

The way I play the drums, it's becoming tougher as I get older.

— Bill Ward

I'm always getting injuries like bruised and bloody knuckles from catching a cymbal or the edge of a drum.

— Tommy Lee

I feel like I'm 11 again, with my drums. It doesn't matter if it's good or bad. I'm just playing.

— Patty Schemel

Come to think of it, the way I play is like a drum machine- very mechanical.

— Ikue Mori