Drummer Quote by Pete Townshend

If you mess around with jazz, you better have a good drummer and a good bass player.

— Gunther Schuller

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'm the Best Keith Moon-type drummer in the world.

— John Bonham

I'm still the best Keith Moon-style drummer in the world.

— Keith Moon

I wouldn't really say I'm a jazz guy, which I'm not.

— Creed Bratton

People like Art Blakey and Buddy Rich, you look at them playing music, and it's just like looking at a heavy metal drummer. I…

— Damien Chazelle

Jazz musicians are so comfortable. The reason they can't do what we do is because they're so comfortable doin' what they do.

— Miles Davis

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

A lot of jazz artists think people should like what they're doing just because it's jazz. I don't buy that.

— Pat Metheny

I listened to Buddy Rich a lot, and also to guys like Clive Bunker, the original drummer from Jethro Tull. All these guys had…

— Marky Ramone

In my view a jazz musician is a great musician

— Michael Parkinson

Many jazz artists go to L.A. seeking a more comfortable life and then they really stop playing.

— Sonny Rollins