Always Quote by Mannie Fresh

At home I don't really have any drum machines or anything like that, I just have a piano and a cassette machine, an old-fashioned…

— Bryan Ferry

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 have actually found myself buying up more and more old analogue gear. I have this strange obsession with old drum machines.

— Moby

I've always liked a very dry snare and, like everyone else, a very dry bass drum.

— Nick Mason

I like a bass drum. A big one.

— Phil Elverum

The problem you get with most today's drum samples is that when you use them, you sound like everyone else using them.

— Joey Sturgis

I love drill beats. They're so hard and can be molded to fit any emotion. The 808s drew me in at first, especially because…

— Ice Spice

You can get the oldest drum machine out and whack out four sounds like a kick, snare, and two types of high-hat, and try…

— Rob Brown

I'm always scouring the universe for great old instruments from the '50s and early '60s. That's really, for me, the golden age of basses,…

— Geddy Lee

I grew up with it. Any kind of drum you put in front of me, I dont care what kind I can bang it…

— Akon

I think the biggest problem with drum and bass is that people don't like to collaborate, and so from very early on I have…

— DJ Rap

Nothing beats 2 guitars, drum and bass.

— Lou Reed