Drumming Quote by Tobias Forge

As soon as you pick up a guitar, you're up against the legends of rock. The same goes with stadium drum kits and electric…

— Matt Bellamy

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 have to make rock records occasionally.

— Evan Dando

That's where I learned, basically, all my skills from the drumming that I do - most of my style comes straight from death metal.

— Joey Jordison

While you're learning guitar, figure out the drums, too. Not only does it help you have great timing, but it helps you understand how…

— Nuno Bettencourt

With a rock band, you play the same things over and over and over.

— Ikue Mori

But my role is to just apply the skills I've learned over the years: you listen to the guitar, you listen to the vocal…

— Krist Novoselic

I think you have to know exactly what you want. Whether you want to be a guitar player or a musician, you have to…

— Jonny Lang

You've got to learn your instrument. Then, you practice, practice, practice. And then, when you finally get up there on the bandstand, forget all…

— Charlie Parker

I know I have a very unusual style of playing, where other more recognized and technically proficient players might look at me and wonder…

— Dave Matthews

I made hardcore music and that came kind of easy - it was what I knew. But it was a challenge for me to…

— Dizzee Rascal

I'm not really a musician. I'm a performer and I love rock 'n' roll.

— Patti Smith