Tommy Lee Quotes

Nobody could have predicted the effect of John Bonham's drum introduction on 'Good Times, Bad Times,' because no matter what he'd played in before, he'd never had the chance to flex his muscles and play like John Bonham.

John Bonham, probably the greatest drummer ever - all of us wanted to play drums like him.

The closest things to an influence would be people like Charlie Watts or Al Jackson. But I didn't really listen to drummers; I basically played what I thought was needed for the Ramones.

Phil is a real drummer's drummer.

I never professed to be a great drummer but I was a very heavy drummer.

That's where I learned, basically, all my skills from the drumming that I do - most of my style comes straight from death metal.

Bill Ward, when you hear his beats, he's not just playing a straight 4/4 beat; he's doing almost a hip-hop beat. There's a song called 'Sweet Leaf.' The drum beat that he's playing, he's trying to kind of swing and funkify it. Now, is he doing a great job of it? Maybe not. Maybe.

Even though Peter Criss is a pretty simple player, he played with great feel and made the music get up and go.

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

I have always had a certain rhythmic approach to my work.

I've always seen my drumming as lyrical anyway.

I think the drummer should sit back there and play some drums, and never mind about the tunes. Just get up there and wail behind whoever is sitting up there playing the solo. And this is what is lacking, definitely lacking in music today.

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 like drums, really, if they're under control.

The records that I grew up listening to had feel, and the drummers that inspired me - like Stewart Copeland, Neil Peart, Phil Collins and Roger Taylor - all had their own voice and individual style.

Listening to John Bonham is just a sheer celebration of his playing - it can't help but fill you with so much joy.

If you come in like a typical modern drummer who is used to playing only with tricks and double kick and, like, big, big, big, fast rolls, but you can't play a swinging shuffle, then you can't play in Ghost whatsoever.

I find that drummers are the coolest people in the world. I play a little bit of drums.

A great way to get your rhythm playing together is to work with a drummer, preferably someone that has a good groove and plays solidly in time.

Probably some of the most impressive drumming I've done is on the 'Far Beyond Driven' record.

That's where I think a lot of these guys today are just, 'I'm the drummer, man. Check it out. Here's my lick. I just learned this new drum lick. I'm just gonna blast all over the place.' It's like, 'Man, you've got to let the song breathe.'

It's fun to move people musically.

When you use a metronome, you'll start to notice where the notes are falling, if they're on the beat, behind the beat, between the beat, and so on.

Jazz drummers traditionally are not always prepared to just hold down the beat; it's like they're soloing the whole time.