Max Roach Quotes

In respect for drummers, see, I love drummers.

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

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

I was always impressed by some of the progressive styles of guys like Neil Peart.

I learned drumming as a second instrument because I didn't want to sing. Sometimes I would quite like to be left in the back, in the darkness by myself.

It was actually drumming that gave me the stamina to get into sports later.

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

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

I consider every drummer that ever played before me an influence, in every way.

I like duos with percussionists. I like the songs that percussionists sing.

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.

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

The heart of a music is its rhythm. The heart of rhythm section music is the rhythm.

But I've gravitated more towards the drum set.

It's a miracle was the last track recorded for the album, we based it on the rhythm from the middle of 'Late Home Tonight, where there's Graham Broad playing lots and lots of drums with me shouting in the background, pretending to be a mad Arab leader.

Drummers don't write - or at least, that's what everybody believes.

Drumming is so hard.

Being a drummer, I'm always like, 'Oh, that's got a funky beat. That's cool,' and I like to dance.

Anybody can be a drummer.

Most drummers are covered with a million drums, and everyone is like, 'What are you doing back there?'

I studied the Ghanaian drums and bongo drumming.

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

Tony Williams, Billy Cobham and Lenny White; some of those guys were big influences on me.

Some of my heroes are John Bonham, Keith Moon, Neil Peart, Ringo Starr, Terry Bozzio, Bill Bruford... The list goes on and on and on.