First time Quote by John Densmore

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 listened to Buddy Rich a lot, and also to guys like Clive Bunker, the original drummer from Jethro Tull. All these guys had…

— Marky Ramone

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

— Peter Erskine

I think that drummers have come a long way, but they haven't forgotten players like Gene Krupa, or the other jazz players.

— Bill Ward

A lot of drummers get sidetracked by the instrument. It can engulf you.

— Tre Cool

I'm very influenced by jazz drummers. I always liked drummers like Roger Taylor, Keith Moon, Ian Paice, John Densmore. I just learned from playing…

— Steven Adler

Drummers are like sharks. They have to move all the time or they die.

— Pat Smear

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

— Charles Ives

My father was a jazz listener, and I think, at least before I was 5, I was not so into that. Although there were…

— Wallace Shawn

I look up to a lot of old school drummers from the '70s, '80s, and '90s.

— Ashton Irwin

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

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

— David Essex