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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

It's much easier to have a diversified career as an electronic musician than it is as a drummer. Nothing against drummers. If you're a…

— Moby

We have big limitations by not having a drummer. It instantly informs a lot of our musical decisions when it comes to writing. What…

— Ted Dwane

When you want to form a band, there's always an overwhelming lack of drummers.

— Yusaku Maezawa

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

— Phil Collins

You know what, the drummer is my manager. He's busy. And I'm busy. I don't need the dough, though. But having said that, there's…

— Aimee Mann

A lot of young drummers have a tendency to really overplay. Sometimes simple is better, and the notes that aren't played between the spaces…

— Vinnie Paul

There's so much to be said for making your guitar sound like a synthesizer and try to make your drummer sound like a drum…

— Matt Tong

To have everything written for you It's not really creating. That's why I think symphony drummers are so limited. They 're limited to exactly…

— Buddy Rich

I try to keep my ear to the streets without sacrificing who I am as an artist. If a song needs a drum machine…

— Teena Marie

Drummers are conductors - we set the pace for the music - so if you're not relaxed and feeling right, the whole thing goes…

— Steven Adler

For me, it's always easier playing with a drummer.

— John Petrucci