Fred Armisen Quotes

I'd be very honored to be the ambassador to drum solos.

I listen to Bill Stewart play the drums and when I have finished doing that, I listen to Bill Stewart.

If I could play drums like Patrick Carney or Taylor Hawkins, I'd be a really happy person.

Probably for drums, a guy I really enjoyed watching is Simon Phillips. I've seen him play with The Who and with Pete Townshend on his own - a really great drummer.

Drumming is my middle name.

I wanted to play drums, and I got a set when I was 14 and just started to play in the house, to the stereo. I liked Ringo Starr, of course. And Sandy Nelson. I had his record, 'Let There Be Drums,' and I'd play along with it.

I play Orange County drums. I love those guys. I've got a four piece kit.

I look up to a lot of old school drummers from the '70s, '80s, and '90s.

I love drums and still play frequently.

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.

Anybody can be a drummer.

When someone is playing drums, they aren't actually moving around a space; they're just moving their arms and limbs. They're stuck behind the drum set. So to film someone playing the drums and make it feel as kinetic as a car chase or a shootout or a battle scene was the challenge.

I'm a bass player and I'm a drummer - I'm a big fan of bass players.

I've never been a huge fan of drum solos.

I have a drum set in my dressing room. I play drums to relax and have some fun.

Dad bought me a toy drum one Christmas, and I eventually destroyed it. I wanted a real drum and he bought me a snare drum. Dad continued to buy me one drum after the other.

I actually wanted to be a drummer, but I didn't have any drums.

In the Foo Fighters, my main job is to be the drummer, and that's enough.

I have all the rhythm in my left hand, and I use the rhythms that Gene Krupa did on his drums.

If drummers are 'anti-solo,' that's up to them. They're musicians, and they can play whatever they want. But my inspirations early on were people like Buddy Rich, seeing him on 'The Tonight Show', or Gene Krupa.

I've always kind of had an interest in the drums but nothing else. The drums are the only thing I feel I would be good at, because I'm a very physical person. I've always played sports and stuff. Drums would give me something to do.

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.

In my last band, Soundgarden, I had a couple of different drummers sit in on some stuff and it was fun for me to kind of take a break and watch the band.

I was much more interested in the orchestra than the piano, but I did become fairly proficient as a pianist and my teachers felt I had talent and wanted me to become a good concert pianist and earn my living that way.

I miss the physicality of drumming. There's immediateness about it that I'm always striving for in my acting. Maybe I'm in the wrong profession. I certainly wish I could spend more time pursuing music. It feels like a part of me I'm neglecting.