Taylor Hawkins Quotes

You know, I am very versatile in music.

I wish I was a shredder that could play everything, but I don't have the patience.

Guitar playing isn't really for everybody.

The one thing I do know is that I'm the best Taylor Hawkins drummer there is, and that is all I can hope to be. And when it comes to music, musicianship and skill, there is no such thing as better or worse because so much is personal opinion, and I can see that now.

There's always going to be a percentage of the kids out there who want to hear people who can actually play and sing.

To be honest, I'm one of the least-technical guitar players around. I just want a guitar to feel good and sound good. That's it, period.

I'm a slow learner. When people are so talented or facile at picking up an instrument and playing covers, like Yo La Tengo, I admire that. But I could never do that.

Music has nothing to do with your technical ability.

In order to play and write, it's unique - you either do one or the other.

The only thing I'm really, truly good at is music - I just love it.

All rock musicians are deaf... Or insensitive to mellow sounds.

You can't go to the store and buy a good ear and rhythm.

I'm one of those rare breed of rock n' rollers with a brain, probably because the brain's still intact.

Hopefully, I have a certain amount of what you call musical talent.

I play the real instruments. I don't waste my time with anything else.

I can play a bunch of instruments but drums? My brother's a drummer and I've always been jealous that he's such a good drummer. I always try to play but it's always kinda just bashing. I can keep time but no one really wants to hear me play drums.

I had a musician friend once tell me that it's not in the orchestra that you get the true test of the musicians but in the little trios and quintets where you really get to see if they've got the stuff. And the composer.

I was always good at music.

I'm quite good on the harmonica and can get a tune out of most musical instruments, so long as the tune is 'Oh Susannah.'

We're not here to make the ignorant people happy. We're here to write our music for those people that are interested in good rock n' roll music.

There's an interesting thing I've seen with Australian bands: when you put them side-by-side with bands from other parts of the world, they're just more musical. They're just better.

I'm an okay drummer, I'm an okay bass player, I'm an okay keyboardist, and I'm a quite good guitar player.

I know what my taste is, and I do like my touch on the piano.

I knew I loved music, and I knew that I could feel music. So, I knew I had rhythm.

My goal is to just be able to play as many instruments as I possibly can.