And, well of course, Count Basie, and I think all of the black bands of the late thirties and early forties, bands with real players. They had an influence on everybody, not just drummers.
I mean, I think I liked every band I ever played in because each band was different, each band had a different concept, and each band leader was diff… - Buddy Rich
I mean, I think I liked every band I ever played in because each band was different, each band had a different concept, and each band leader was diff…
- Buddy Rich
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 u… - Buddy Rich
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 u…
I consider every drummer that ever played before me an influence, in every way. - Buddy Rich
I consider every drummer that ever played before me an influence, in every way.
So, practice, particularly after you've attained a job, any kind of job, like playing with a four piece band, that's... an opportunity to develop. - Buddy Rich
So, practice, particularly after you've attained a job, any kind of job, like playing with a four piece band, that's... an opportunity to develop.
I can't sit down long enough to absorb any kind of learning. - Buddy Rich
I can't sit down long enough to absorb any kind of learning.
If you have any requests. keep them to yourselves. we don't play requests! - Buddy Rich
If you have any requests. keep them to yourselves. we don't play requests!
There were so many individual styles thirty or forty years ago. - Buddy Rich
There were so many individual styles thirty or forty years ago.
I play a percussion instrument, not a musical saw; it needs no amplification. Where it's needed, they put a microphone in front of the bass drum. But… - Buddy Rich
I play a percussion instrument, not a musical saw; it needs no amplification. Where it's needed, they put a microphone in front of the bass drum. But…
I can think of a lot better things to do with my hands than to cut them up on the rim of a drum. - Buddy Rich
I can think of a lot better things to do with my hands than to cut them up on the rim of a drum.
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