"I've got blisters on my fingers!" Reportedly what Ringo Starr said, throwing his drumsticks across the room after the 18th take of “Helter Skelter.”
"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. "
Buddy Rich
"I've got blisters on my fingers!" Reportedly what Ringo Starr said, throwing his drumsticks across the room after the 18th take of “Helter Skelter.”
"Learning to play a musical instrument is not an extra curricular activity. It's as fundamental to your overall education as math and history"
Mrs. Scrable (My 5th grade piano teacher)
A John Densmore quote:
“People lost their virginity to this music, got high for the first time to this music. I've had people say kids died in Vietnam listening to this music, other people say they know someone who didn't commit suicide because of this music.... On stage, when we played these songs, they felt mysterious and magic. That's not for rent.”
xDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDCould someone please make me feel really stupid by explaining the meaning of Steve Gadds "never pet a burning dog" quote?
Could someone please make me feel really stupid by explaining the meaning of Steve Gadds "never pet a burning dog" quote?
"When we get on stage, we are all the same age except that I have been playing longer and I am older than them."
Roy Haynes
That's just stupid without explanation or context. =P