Drummer Quotes

I think at one time every drummer wanted to play like Krupa or wanted to win a Gene Krupa drum contest. This is the big inspiration for drummers and naturally it has to be the same way for me.

Do you know why they call a drummer's seat a throne? Because drummers are kings and queens.

At this point, I think I would garner a lot of hate mail if I was now on the cover of Modern Drummer seeing as I'm not a modern drummer anymore.

I was a drummer, and I did a little singing too.

I try to keep my ear to the streets without sacrificing who I am as an artist. If a song needs a drum machine I'll use a drum machine. If it needs a drummer, I'll use a real drummer.

A drummer is usually like the backbone.

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

What's the last thing a drummer says in a band? 'Hey guys, why don't we try one of my songs?'

Everybody marches to a different drummer.

A bass player has to think and play like a bass player. A drummer has to play and think like a drummer, and stay out of the way of the vocalist. The guitar player has to respect everybody else.

I never wanted to play guitar when I was younger. I wanted to be a drummer because everybody plays guitar, and I didn't want to do what everybody else wanted to do.

We were always going to dump him when we found a decent drummer.

I create my own lyrics. I have a great band. I have a drummer from East Berlin.

I would like to think that the singer is the butterfly, and the drummer was just the little grub in the ground, working to become a caterpillar

People project their own dreams, fantasies, and prejudices onto my life. So people are either fans, or jealous, or disagree. Everybody marches to a different drummer.

I've always liked to be the kind of drummer and musician who likes to go outside of what's expected of me.

Once I had defined myself as a compositional drummer, I thought, "Well, I want to be an improvisational drummer."

I can't consider myself a drummer any more.

When I was thirteen I only wanted to be a drummer.

First and foremost I am a drummer. After that, I'm other things... But I didn't play drums to make money.

There's only one drummer. We all travel to his beat. Well, I couldn't sing his song. Because for me, it wasn't a truthful statement. Well, Linda sang it, and it was a monster for her.

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

I can only get my drummer in the winter; he plays with Grand Funk all summer.

I am also a drummer of sorts. I've got an electronic set sitting in my bedroom.

I was a drummer in the bugle band in cadets. I marched. It's probably quite funny to look back on it.

My youngest son, who is now the drummer in my band, lives in Brooklyn. My oldest son is about to move out to California, and my daughters are both out of town.

I was a drummer and I played the guitar.

I was working at this club in downtown L.A. from four to eight at night, just Eddie Rubin, the drummer, and I.

In respect for drummers, see, I love drummers.

I love more percussions more than anything. I always wanted to be a drummer.

The drummer's always going to be there. They're the floor of the whole deal and everyone can stand up on you.

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

We hear so many records these days that are done with click tracks, as opposed to a drummer.

A rock band used to be four guys and a drummer. Now it's five guys sitting around reading manuals!

I do like to look at female drummers, because I am one.

Marvin Gaye was a killer drummer. I think he just played during the soundchecks and he'd have another guy sing his parts while he played the drums. He just wanted to play the drums and have some fun.

Sometimes I play guitar like a frustrated drummer.

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 machine.

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

I read somewhere that drummers are practically Olympic athletes. I feel pretty good, most of the time. After 38 years, I can't expect much better than that!

With all due respect to the world's great drummers - it ain't brain surgery.

Certain drummers drop time, and I like to play on top of the beat.

Traditionally speaking, the three biggest twats in any band are the singer, the keyboardist and the drummer. I don't need to say anything else.

Hendrix rehearsed different drummers, before we met Mitch Mitchell.

I think I was the best drummer!

To me, there was no better drummer than Jeff Porcaro. His musicianship and kindness to me will never be forgotten. Our loss is heaven's gain

I started out as a drummer, and now play with a back-to-basics rock band called the 'Luddites.' I'm happiest when I'm behind the kit.

I play weird. I'm always just behind. We [drummers] only have so much room. We're not guitarists.

I think female drummers are great. I think there should more of them.

There aren't enough girl drummers.