Joey Jordison Quotes

Keith Moon is not interested in jazz and won't ever be a jazz drummer because he's more interested in looking good and being screamed at.

I got to meet Keith Moon!

I would love to play the drums with 'The Who.'

I am not a technical drummer at all. I'm more from the Keith Moon/Lars Ulrich school of, 'Hey, look at me!' I just get up there and bash.

I love being a drummer but I love being a musician in general and I love the Foo fighters.

My names John Bonham, I'm a drummer and I'm potty about cars.

I like Steve Gadd, everything he did with Steely Dan. There's so many. I like everything.

C'mon, I mean who didn't listen to 'The Who' in the 60s?

L.A. Woman is amazing, but when I was growing up I was into the Who.

A lot of drummers get sidetracked by the instrument. It can engulf you.

I think if Keith Moon was here today and you asked him to recall most of his early life or most of his life, he wouldn't be able to recall it.

The spirit of rock 'n' roll is alive and well. It kind of just needs to be cultivated a little bit.

I saw a drummer play once when I was a kid and I thought, that's really cool. You know, you're moving. You're using your arms and fingers. So I tried it and I loved it.

I started an all-girl punk band when I was 14, and I was the drummer, not the singer.

When I was thirteen I only wanted to be a drummer.

I don't care what anybody says about Ringo. I cut my rock-n-roll teeth listening to him.

My dream job is to be a rock drummer and the alternate drummer for the Foo Fighters.

Democracy can tie your hands in a rock 'n' roll band, you know? It can be a great thing, but if you've got a certain amount of vision and you write a lot of songs, it's sometimes better to have your own band and make your own decisions.

A band asked me to go on tour when I was 22 and asked me to play drums, and I taught myself so I could go on this trip with these people. The drums found me; I didn't find them. When I started playing, I realized how appropriate an instrument it was for me.

I have to give my family credit for putting up with the racket, because as some of you may know, its not the easiest thing in the world to live with a kid who's trying to become a rock and roll drummer.

Alber Elbaz is just a genius. He'll be in a dinner jacket and he doesn't care what time of day it is: I love that about him. He just marches to the beat of his own drum.

It was pretty radical to go from the Eagles to being the only melodic instrument. You have to play a certain way. It's like the Who. It was a great kick in the pants for me to get my chops up and to improvise a little more.

I was drawn to it much to my father's dismay. He wanted me to be a pianist like he was, but I had coarser tastes - like that old joke: What do you call a guy who hangs around with musicians? A drummer.

The Who on record were dynamic. Roger Daltrey's delivery allowed vulnerability without weakness; doubt and confusion, but no plea for sympathy.

Phil Rudd from AC/DC was someone I really liked a lot... Not because I was dazzled by his playing ability - he was just a rock, y'know?