Beats Quote by Peter Erskine

Not everybody likes or understands a drum solo, so I like to bring in effects and sounds to keep their interest.

— John Bonham

I always try to hit a few areas when I'm making a record; I want the sounds to be experimental and exploratory, I want…

— Guillermo E. Brown

I desperately wish I had my tambourine with me now, because even after everything I'm still wearing heavy boots, and sometimes it helps to…

— Anonymous

I've used [drum machine] because I have to have the perfect tempo.

— Miles Davis

There's so much that you can do if you mimic your style to a drum machine. I think that's far more exciting.

— Matt Tong

One very important side of my playing lies in rhythm; I have a very percussive style. It's one I've developed with Dream Theater over…

— John Petrucci

I have a method of working on music: I'll get up in the morning and throw down some drums on my drum machine, and…

— Jeff Hanneman

I love Mix Tape. It combines three great elements - magic, music and a natural way of performing. I know that every time you…

— Luke Jermay

A great way to get your rhythm playing together is to work with a drummer, preferably someone that has a good groove and plays…

— Zacky Vengeance

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

I'm triggering acoustic instruments. I'm literally beating, smacking, hitting, blowing, doing physical things. It's an incredibly exciting way to make music.

— Pat Metheny

Every now and then there might be a beat someone turned down that I have as an unused beat. But everything that predominantly matches…

— DJ Premier