Mainly I was able
Mainly I was able to perform with music – I played the French horn, I would sing, and I was a drummer in the pipe band. So I think it was a way to show off. Ewan McGregor
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Mainly I was able to perform with music – I played the French horn, I would sing, and I was a drummer in the pipe band. So I think it was a way to show off. Ewan McGregor
As a drummer my job is to reproduce what made the people bop their heads when they first heard the album on the radio, or when they watched the music video. Eric Hernandez
I pretty much isolated myself away from drums. I stopped looking at Modern Drummer, I stopped looking at websites. Eric Hernandez
Yes, I always say that were a National League band. What I mean is, if you play an instrument, you have to sing. So I always call our drummer up. Even the drummer has to take a turn on the microphone. Emmylou Harris
The greatest contribution jazz has made in music has been to replace the role of the conductor with a member of the ensemble who, instead of waving his arms to keep time and convey mood, is an active member of the musical statement. That person is the drummer. Elvin Jones
That’s what the drummer is supposed to do. Keep the time. If you can do something else besides that, fine. But the time is essential and non-negotiable. Elvin Jones
It’s the honesty you apply to your playing that makes music enjoyable. The style of the music has little to do with it. It’s only honesty makes it beautiful. Elvin Jones
As far as the people that have inspired me, they’re the people that I have played with the most. For example, the record that I made called Virtue, there was a wonderful band and a wonderful drummer by the name of Ludwig Afonso and a wonderful bass player by the name of Armando Gola. Eldar … Read more
A tap dancer is really a frustrated drummer. Eleanor Powell
Do you know why they call a drummer’s seat a throne? Because drummers are kings and queens. Ed Thigpen