Drummer Quote by Ringo Starr

F irst and foremost I am a drummer. After that, I'm other things. ...But I didn't play drums to make money. I played drums…

— Ringo Starr

All I set out to do was to earn a living playing drums, you know? And as luck would have it, I've surpassed that.

— Phil Collins

I actually wanted to be a drummer, but I didn't have any drums.

— Stevie Ray Vaughan

I wanted to play drums and if I didn't play drums, I wouldn't make music and drums are the foundation for what I do.

— Lil Jon

I wanted to be a professional drummer.

— Walter Payton

Almost everything I've done, I've done through my own creativity. I don't think I ever had to listen to anyone else to learn how…

— Buddy Rich

Drums isn't my one thing anymore. I love to produce. I love to make tracks, write tracks, produce tracks, and I can't just sit…

— Tommy Lee

I started playing drums in multiple bands, then became a wedding drummer while studying drums in college, and after became a touring session drummer…

— G Flip

To be a drummer you also have to be a musician.

— Ian Paice

I was a drummer and I played the guitar.

— Jam Master Jay

It was never my first choice to be a singer/guitar player. I really wanted to play drums.

— Ryan Adams

I just play drums, mate.

— Phil Rudd