"I always resented the role of a drummer……" — Max Roach

"I always resented the role of a drummer as nothing more than a subservient figure."

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11 Quotes by Max Roach

Max Roach has 11 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:

You can't write the same book twice. Though I've been in historical musical situations, I can't go back and do…
The American drummer is a one-man percussion orchestra.
I used to take musical instruments home from elementary school. There were some music teachers there - we all learned…
I will never again play anything that does not have social significance. We American jazz musicians of African descent have…
Monk encouraged me to emancipate the drums from their subservient role as timekeepers.
The people who really got me off were dealing with the musical potential of their instrument.
Jazz is a democratic musical form. We take our respective instruments & collectively create a thing of beauty.
The people who really got me off were dealing with the musical potential of the Instrument.
Jazz is a very democratic musical form. It comes out of a communal experience. We take our respective instruments and…
I didn't even apply. There was no warning.

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