Drummer Quote by Mike Portnoy Download Open image “It's nice when somebody says that you're their 'favorite' drummer.” — Mike Portnoy ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.5 out of 5 (10 ratings) Copy quoteShare Drummer Favorite Nice Says Somebody
My drummer is my favorite drummer in the world, and he also happens to be the funniest person you'll meet. — Aaron Bruno Copy Share Image
I don't consider myself a great drummer. I consider myself just a music fan that's a very, very passionate artist, and the drums just… — Mike Portnoy Copy Share Image
I don't want people to think that I think I'm this great drummer because, to me, I'm just a kid playing drums, and I… — Mike Portnoy Copy Share Image
I find that drummers are the coolest people in the world. I play a little bit of drums. — Synyster Gates Copy Share Image
As regards my feelings about drummers - there's Buddy Rich, and then there's everybody else. — Mel Torme Copy Share Image
I'm a drummer that's what really I am, and it's gone downhill from there! — David Essex Copy Share Image
I like to be one of those drummers who actually add to the music, not one of those guys who sit in a room… — Dave Lombardo Copy Share Image
My lesson would be to not sell yourself to anybody else and stay true to yourself. — Mike Portnoy Copy Share Image
One of the biggest misconceptions was, after I left Dream Theater, I went off and did, like, five different bands and side projects. Everyone… — Mike Portnoy Copy Share Image
I don't even like doing drum solos live; to me, it's like, 'Ehhh.' It doesn't really interest me. — Mike Portnoy Copy Share Image
I am looking forward to working with the great staff of Loud & Proud Records, some of whom I worked very closely with during… — Mike Portnoy Copy Share Image
I'm a music fan first and foremost. I can find the beauty in Jellyfish and U2 just as much as Opeth and Lamb of… — Mike Portnoy Copy Share Image
It's all about the music, and I work as hard as I do strictly because of the music. It's not a money thing; it's… — Mike Portnoy Copy Share Image
One of the reasons I needed to leave Dream Theater was because I didn't want to end my career as just the drummer in… — Mike Portnoy Copy Share Image
I have no interest in playing 'perfect.' To me, it's more about being an entertainer. Having a connection with the audience. — Mike Portnoy Copy Share Image
I am - you know, I'm getting to do everything I've ever wanted to do, anything my imagination can think up. I'm getting to… — Mike Portnoy Copy Share Image
I usually write from the rhythm section...If a drummer got a funky beat on some things - like a half-shuffle or a shuffle or… — Miles Davis Copy Share Image
My motivation for being a good drummer was born out of fear, which, in a way, seems so antithetical to what art should be. — Damien Chazelle Copy Share Image
Metallica's the only band i've ever been in. I'm not sure that when it ends in five, ten years, I'm going to put an… — Lars Ulrich Copy Share Image
Imagine if you were a drummer, and you accidentally picked up two magic wands instead of sticks. There you are, keeping the beat, the… — Mitch Hedberg Copy Share Image
I used to be a drummer in a band, and I really loved playing the drums, so I look forward to the right opportunity… — Zedd Copy Share Image
The drums have hogged a lot of the credit. We're as much -- or more -- *cymbal* players, as we are drummers. — Peter Erskine Copy Share Image
That's the thing that we said about the horn before: it's a focus issue. It's like a singer versus a drummer. If a drummer's… — Charlie Hunter Copy Share Image
There is no roles. No one is keeping any roles. The drummer is also answering everybody and everything. So it is a constant conversation… — Miroslav Vitous Copy Share Image
I'm a pretty good drummer. I'm pretty good at guitar, bass and piano. I can play accordion; I'm not virtuoso. I've played cello before.… — Brendon Urie Copy Share Image
