Beats Quote by Vanilla Ice

There's so much that you can do if you mimic your style to a drum machine. I think that's far more exciting.

— Matt Tong

Music breeds its own inspiration. You can only do it by doing it. You may not feel like it, but you push yourself. It's…

— Burt Bacharach

I have certainly faced my fair share and will likely come across more. These experiences have been fuel for my music. Facing these challenges…

— Wendy Starland

I couldn't make a real drum'n'bass or dubstep record to save my life. But I can be influenced by them in small ways.

— DJ Shadow

When you write, it's making a certain kind of music in your head. There's a rhythm to it, a pulse, and on the whole,…

— Tom Stoppard

I felt like I plateaued at playing drums, like I wasn't getting any better. I bought an electric pair of drums, sold my drum…

— Murda Beatz

When I'm writing a record, I kind of don't listen to much music. Just because I want to be inspired solely on the emotion;…

— Taylor Swift

I guess I have some kind of a visceral connection with drums. I'm looking to create music that people can react to viscerally, and…

— Rostam Batmanglij

Energy wise, playing the drums was a lot of fun; I just felt like it was a natural fit for me.

— Hank Williams III

I'm inspired by anyone who's honest in their own expression, people who truly beat to the rhythm of their own drum.

— Gillian Zinser

When I joined the band I was coming largely from an improvising background, and the idea of a fluid rhythm that was really coherent…

— John Dieterich

I feel like being into the beat of your own drum has become too prominent in the culture.

— Mos Def