Belittle Quote by Paul Banks

We were either listening to jazz or Robert Johnson, the old blues man, but not to our peers.

— Butch Trucks

I'm very influenced by jazz drummers. I always liked drummers like Roger Taylor, Keith Moon, Ian Paice, John Densmore. I just learned from playing…

— Steven Adler

We went to South America on a trip and all I had was a Robert Johnson album. So that's a definite influence on the…

— Page Hamilton

Hendrix rehearsed different drummers, before we met Mitch Mitchell.

— Noel Redding

Steve Marcus was one of the greatest saxophonists in all of music. He truly was able to unite jazz with the popular music of…

— Larry Coryell

Oh, Karen - well, at first, I'd say she was - well, she was always interested in drumming, I mean, from the time she…

— Richard Carpenter

It was a unique experience in several ways, because I don't think Sam [Fuller] had ever collaborated with another writer over his whole career.

— Curtis Hanson

I always loved Sam Cooke, because he seemed very versatile. He sang gospel, soul, blues, pop music

— Aaron Neville

Every drummer that had a name, had a name because of his individual playing. He didn't sound like anybody else, So everybody that I…

— Buddy Rich

Keith Moon was amazing as a drummer, but he was also a nut, and it reflected in his drumming. And the great thing about…

— Joey Jordison

I was the drummer in a band called Hemsworth for a brief stint, too - it was not very great. I didn't even write…

— Ryan Hemsworth

To me, there was no better drummer than Jeff Porcaro. His musicianship and kindness to me will never be forgotten. Our loss is heaven's…

— Richard Marx