Deals Quote by Ringo Starr

But primarily, the drummer's supposed to sit back there and swing the band.

— Buddy Rich

You just can't walk into a venue, sit behind your drums, and expect to play a great show. It'll never happen.

— Bun E. Carlos

I think the drummer should sit back there and play some drums, and never mind about the tunes. Just get up there and wail…

— Buddy Rich

Plus I am being hounded by all the fabulous new drummers, Bill Stewart at the head of the pack.

— Bill Bruford

As regards my feelings about drummers - there's Buddy Rich, and then there's everybody else.

— Mel Torme

Even when I go do comedy stuff live, I can still feel the drummer in me about to go onstage.

— Fred Armisen

Too many drummers sit at the back covered in drums, and you never see them.

— Tommy Lee

Bass players and drummers are like brothers, working in the basement, cooking up the groove. If they don't lock together with the feel, the…

— John Densmore

You'd probably never recognize the drummer from your favorite band ever, if they walked past you on the street. I didn't even recognize the…

— Dominic Cooper

Drummers are like sharks. They have to move all the time or they die.

— Pat Smear

A drummer is usually like the backbone.

— Anonymous

I had trouble fitting in, in a musical sense. A lot of drummers get sidetracked by the instrument. It can engulf you.

— Tre Cool