Defined Quote by Neil Peart

I wanted to be a professional drummer.

— Walter Payton

As a composer I approached the drums differently than a non-composing drummer. I embraced drum machines.

— Phil Collins

To be a drummer you also have to be a musician.

— Ian Paice

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

When I was young, I wanted to do something innocuous, like become a drummer in a rock and roll band.

— Brooke Burke

I'm the solo artist drummer that I wanted as a kid. I want to be what I never saw growing up.

— G Flip

I love more percussions more than anything. I always wanted to be a drummer.

— Pharoah Sanders

But I've always liked to be the kind of drummer and musician who likes to go outside of what's expected of me, and I've…

— Matt Cameron

Drummers shouldn't just think of themselves as drummers. If you're going to be a musician, you should expand your horizons, compose things, and work…

— Stewart Copeland

I can't consider myself a drummer any more.

— Phil Collins

Anybody can be a drummer.

— Angie Dickinson

I've always identified myself as a drummer first and foremost - I'm pretty obsessed with rhythm.

— Glenn Kotche