Quote by RJ Smith

Scott Asheton was a brilliant drummer, a natural musician.

— Henry Rollins

“On stage James Brown seemed like a wild man, but everything had to be perfect, offstage and on. Shoes shined, suits pressed, hairdos duded…

— Paul Anka

Even Angus says that Malcolm is a better guitarist than he is. He makes the drummer's job so easy, he's a metronome.

— Chris Slade

Almost the moment he died, they put him in Playboy as one of the greatest drummers, which he was - there's no doubt about…

— Jimmy Page

Every drummer that had a name, had a name because of his individual playing. He didn't sound like anybody else, So everybody that I…

— Buddy Rich

One night all the James Brown band was playing on stage and I look in the back and I could see Mick Jagger and…

— Tommy Chong

John was the greatest drummer in the world. I knew this because he told me so.

— Robert Plant

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

James Brown came from that hard, rough life that I came from. He took the blues and added rhythm to it. And he always…

— Charles Bradley

I remember John walking on and starting to play, and my mouth sort of dropped open in disbelief at the power of the playing…

— Cozy Powell

Your drummers not much good, is he? Let me have a go and I'll show you.

— John Bonham