It's not a quote from a famous person. We had just gotten our two sons a kit for Christmas and our youngest, about 8 years old at the time, said:

"Now I can play unspeakable beats!"

We still laugh about it.

-Tim

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

From Randy Castillo,,I'd just play 'til my hands fell off. My parents would yell at me to stop because they couldn't stand the noise any more! I was terrible! It must have been hard for them to listen to me as a beginning drummer.

Here's one that he may live to regret ( from an interview on Oz TV aired last night )..

AC-DC's Phil Rudd...

"I'm the best live Rock drummer that ever walked the planet".

Cheers

Here's a link to that AC DC article/video..

Cheers

John

http://aca.ninemsn.com.au/

A buddy rich one, i read it somewhere, a young kid was practicing at the drums In a shop, he said buddy walked in and stood and watched as he played and practiced, he was amazed that buddy took an interest, then buddy said: do you know what you get from doing that?, so the drummer said what?, buddy said tired. Because buddy said he never practiced, he just did it all when he played with his band, probably didn't have the time to either.

"Bonham had technique but he couldn't swing a ****in' sack of ****."

-Ginger Baker

That is so true Mike

Phil Collins:

I'm not a Singer who plays a bit of drums. I'm a drummer that sings a bit.

Cheers

"Seemed to me that drumming was the best way to get close to God." - Lionel Hampton

"I don't like drum solos, to be honest with you, but if anybody ever told me he didn't like Buddy Rich I'd right away say, Go and see him, at least the once." - Charlie Watts

"Even on the drum level, it's all about stating your theme, going back to certain things that need to be emphasized, not doing fills for the sake of doing fills." - John Otto

"If you've got a problem, take it out on a drum." - Neil Peart

Mike