Bagpipes Quote by Paul Weller

As a drumset player I look outside the typical canon of drums - jazz and rock. When I hear something like the "Monkey Chant",…

— Glenn Kotche

The possibilities of percussion sounds, I believe, have never been fully realized

— Charles Ives

Percussion is physical, as most instruments are. The body must function well in order to play the instruments well. Last year I climbed Mount…

— Evelyn Glennie

Since I was a child, I was yearning to learn about percussion because that's what I loved.

— Jain

All the instruments of percussion known to European science are essentially nonmusical and can only be tolerated in open air music or in large…

— C. V. Raman

The thing about playing percussion is that you can create all these emotions that can be sometimes beautiful, sometimes really ugly, or sometimes sweet,…

— Evelyn Glennie

Different musical instruments provide for different music.

— Amos Oz

My favorite instrument is the snare drum. In Scotland, the snare drum is very prominent in Highland bands. The Scottish style of playing is…

— Evelyn Glennie

“The drum, at any rate, from its martial voice and notable physiological effect, nay, even from its cumbrous and comical shape, stands alone among…

— Robert Louis Stevenson

I just assumed the world was full of solo percussionists. I couldn't find sticks or music or anything where I was, but that was…

— Evelyn Glennie

Instruments sound interesting, not because of their sound, but because of the relationship a player has with them. Instrumentalists build a rapport with their…

— Brian Eno