Cymbals Quote by Mike Gordon

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

— David Essex

Ourchestra: So you haven't got a drum, just beat your belly. So I haven't got a horn-I'll play my nose. So we haven't any…

— Shel Silverstein

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

— Peter Erskine

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

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

In my old age, I've learned that if I put the right cymbal crash in the very right spot, exactly, it can be as…

— John Densmore

Experimenting with different sounds is great, but when it comes down to it, you're still playing a guitar.

— Anonymous

Saxophone is one thing, and music is another.

— Steve Lacy

I wish I played an instrument, but I could never decide which one, and I ended up playing nothing.

— Nastassja Kinski

Music comes from the musician, not the instrument.

— Victor Wooten

I don't have session players come in and guitars, I'm doing the drums, I'm doing the scratching, I'm doing every sound you hear and…

— DJ Premier