Blood Quote by Vinnie Paul

The possibilities of percussion sounds, I believe, have never been fully realized

— Charles Ives

I got tired of different drum sounds so you buy different effects for more manipulation.

— Ikue Mori

A great drum record has to sound good; in fact, it should sound special. It should capture the richness and the actual tones of…

— Joey Jordison

Drums just always sounded like the most fun part of that good music for me.

— Levon Helm

Not everybody likes or understands a drum solo, so I like to bring in effects and sounds to keep their interest.

— John Bonham

The thing about playing percussion is that you can create all these emotions that can be sometimes beautiful, sometimes really ugly, or sometimes sweet,…

— Evelyn Glennie

The problem you get with most today's drum samples is that when you use them, you sound like everyone else using them.

— Joey Sturgis

There's so much to be said for making your guitar sound like a synthesizer and try to make your drummer sound like a drum…

— Matt Tong

I really just wanted to play the drum set and match that. I was never really into the percussion thing.

— John Otto

Since I was a child, I was yearning to learn about percussion because that's what I loved.

— Jain

Drums all have their own particulars - each drum has a place where they sound the best - where they ring out and resonate…

— Chad Smith

Percussion is so good for me!

— Alison Sudol