80s Quote by Justin Broadrick

I'm inspired by anyone who's honest in their own expression, people who truly beat to the rhythm of their own drum.

— Gillian Zinser

Hip-hop educated me about other forms of music, because it sampled from all different styles.

— Aloe Blacc

The drum is surely the lord of music, is it not?

— Xunzi

In the late '80s and early '90s, there was a slightly retro drum sound that was popular in hip-hop music called the 808 bass…

— Steve Albini

I feel like being into the beat of your own drum has become too prominent in the culture.

— Mos Def

I just look up to anyone who made music back then because you really had to be a musician. There were no samples or…

— Rahki

He was an original, an innovator, and his influence will forever live on in our culture. Whether they know it or not, all DJs…

— Clinton Sparks

Every drummer that had a name, had a name because of his individual playing. He didn't sound like anybody else, So everybody that I…

— Buddy Rich

Many were starting to use computerized synthesizers & drum machines to produce an entirely new style of music. It was being punted by the…

— Pete Townshend

There are a lot of country artists now that are heavily influenced by hip-hop. That's not me. I was very heavily influenced by rock…

— Frankie Ballard

I grew up on Dilla, Timbaland, Pharrell, all these drums that are super pocketed, so all those influences come out on a song like…

— Jon Bellion

I consider every drummer that ever played before me an influence, in every way.

— Buddy Rich