Elijah Kelley Quotes

How can you not love a man banging on the drums? He knows how to keep a rhythm.

I'm not a great dancer. I know I'm not. But I know that I can move. I can throw shapes, just not in the right order.

I think - actually, I know - that I am, without a doubt, the world's worst drummer.

I'm not much of a dancer.

I can't dance.

I dazzle you with that footwork.

I had a jazz trio, a rock n' roll band, and I played drums in junior high, high school, college, big bands, and I played timpani in the symphony. I am a drummer. It's the one instrument I actually play pretty well. It's just hard to carry on your back.

I'm blessed with a pretty good voice. So just sitting back there banging on the tubs wasn't enough.

My body doesn't have any rhythm, you know. I've got quite good rhythm when I'm singing but my feet are very much two left feet.

Drumming is my middle name.

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

It's interesting. I've known quite a few good athletes that can't begin to play a beat on the drum set. Most team sport is about the smooth fluidity of hand-eye coordination and physical grace, where drumming is much more about splitting all those things up.

Dancing is kind of my thing.

I would describe my dancing talents as incredibly deep.

Yes, I love to play drums and bass and guitar and piano. Those are the main instruments I play. That is it.

The golden rule of drums is hands clapping and feet tapping, and when you are in and out of consciousness, you can't do that to best of your ability.

Playing well with others is important - not being too flashy, just keeping good time and of course coming up with cool beats. A good snare drum, kick drum, high hat. Just getting good at the hand feet coordination.

I can tell by the way somebody walks if they can dance or not. Just by the rhythm.

I'm not a good dancer, but I try. I don't really have the moves.

I am just a guy who plays drums.

No talent lies in my dancing.

Drumming is so hard.

He comes in on the beat and plays on top of the beat. I think when Prince makes love, he hears drums instead of Ravel.

Both my brothers are drummers.

I just play drums, mate.