Ornette Coleman Quotes

The greatest thing about doing this movie was that Chris and I both were involved in folk music in the '60s. I had a group, but I don't think it was at the same level as Chris, because he's an amazing musician.

Music plays a very important role in my life. I'm a frustrated musician. I play the drums.

I love the percussion. It's a right brain, left brain thing. There are different beats, but cooperating together. It's your whole body doing it, you're doing the snare drum and the high top with your hands and the bass drum with your foot. You're this whole motion machine.

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

I'd just play 'til my hands fell off. My parents would yell at me to stop because they couldn't stand the noise any more! I was terrible! It must have been hard for them to listen to me as a beginning drummer.

Mick says, Would you join the band? I say to him, Mick, you know I'd be there in a New York minute.

Anybody can be a drummer.

Both my brothers are drummers.

I've been playing drums since I was 7.

Mike is a genius guitar player and keyboard player. I realized that, with this group, I just joined Mike Keneally's band!

It is always an honor to work with those that share your passion for music and just enjoy making great music.

I love the way Pharell is laying down great drum tracks. He is a great drummer.

Plus I am being hounded by all the fabulous new drummers, Bill Stewart at the head of the pack.

I did some stage when I was a kid, around 16 or so. I was living in Melbourne and had a band. I was quite young. We weren't very good. Then I found a band in Perth. We played around for three years. We're in the 'History of Rock'N'Roll,' a book about Perth music.

My wife, Gayle, is a wonderful musician and singer. We share music, so it's a deep bond.

I think my music has always been a mixture, depending on whom I'm working with - what band, what musicians, what producer.

My talent for playing the drums was a gift from God.

I was a jazz drummer, and it was my life for a while: what I lived and breathed every day.

We were in the same band, but we're two completely different people. People have asked me to make comparisons with our albums, and I can't, because there's no comparison. Her album's okay. I don't think she's the best singer on Earth, but she's okay.

Without a doubt, my richest relationships are my long-term friendships with musical partners, because we make music together. That's what we love to do with our lives.

If I could play drums like Patrick Carney or Taylor Hawkins, I'd be a really happy person.

I was in punk rock bands, heavy metal bands, world music bands, jazz groups, any type of music that would take me. I just love music.

I would love to play with Rufus Wainwright. He's one of my favorite songwriters.

Scott Asheton was a brilliant drummer, a natural musician.

I've played the drums for so long, I can't imagine saying goodbye to it.