Musical Coordination Quotes

It's really hard for me to sing and play bass.

There is a difference between being a timekeeper and keeping the pulse or being in step with the pulse in the band.

As a drummer, I'm rhythmically so disabled that it's hilarious.

I tend to think about so many different things on a recording. I'll be trying to tune into what the drummer's doing, trying to keep everyone playing the groove and other things like making sure the piano's in a nice pocket.

Simon: Anyone ever tell you your sense of timing really sucks? Derek: That's why I don't play the drums. Now what's up?

Throughout my whole life, as a performer, I've never played with a band. I've always played alone, so I was never required to stay in rhythm or anything. So it was a real different experience for me to start playing with a band. There were so many basic things for me to learn.

As far as the execution is concerned ... the most frequent and most serious mistake is to follow the music instead of preceding it.

To his orchestra Stop da music, stop da music! You're supposed to follow da music, not chase it all over da place.

Another thing that I like and that's fun for me is to try and talk and play music at the same time, because I feel like I'm learning something. There are these little challenges built into it; it's a way to push myself a little bit more as a performer.

I think I can keep a rhythm to a beat, but there are quite a few people who would argue with me.

I am very unmusical. I can't carry a tune. I would never be able to play an instrument.

After I changed the string we picked up right where we left off - and punched back in at the same time. I don't know if this has ever been done before. The engineer sort of looked at us weird, but we got it on the first take.

The great secret is that an orchestra can actually play without a conductor at all. Of course, a great conductor will have a concept and will help them play together and unify them. But there are conductors that actually inhibit the players from playing with each other properly.

I feel like the guitar playing gives me rhythm with my punches - really helps to change up my jab.

It's hard to find five musicians who know what the other is going to do before they do it. And that's what we had in GN'R.

When Dee Dee would start singing, he would stop playing the guitar, because he couldn't sing and play at the same time.

For singers and drummers, you've really gotta have your chops together just to do a rehearsal.

It is very unnatural to dance while playing the violin. I had to practice so hard to learn how to do it, but now it is part of my expression, and it comes naturally. I have to know a song perfectly before I can even begin to move.

If you play an instrument, it makes you a better singer. The more you play, the better you sing, the more you sing, the better you play.