I started playing drums in the 4th grade.
Even when I go do comedy stuff live, I can still feel the drummer in me about to go onstage.
The simplest beats, on what rock music or any music has been formed on, can be the toughest beats to execute and perform, because it's really easy to not respect a simple 4/4 beat, because people always want to play fast.
I've never considered myself a rapper. I know how to do it. I know how to make my voice project, and I know how to stay on beat and what have you, but I've never considered myself a rapper.
I think it's beneficial to practice with a metronome or drum machine in order to strengthen your sense of time. It will help your concept of time and improve your feel.
Just because you're not a drummer doesn't mean you don't have to keep time.
Rudimental snare work is something I've always loved.
If you've got a problem, take it out on a drum.
I'm not a singer who plays a bit of drums. I'm a drummer that sings a bit.
Egyptian drumming happens to be a favorite of mine. It's a really simple instrument, but it's really difficult to play. You can take it anywhere with you - you can play it in your room, in an airport. It's very quiet, so you explore the quiet side.
I have all the rhythm in my left hand, and I use the rhythms that Gene Krupa did on his drums.
As a drummer, I'm rhythmically so disabled that it's hilarious.
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 wanted to play the drums, but I had no rhythm.
To be able to play as slow as Al Jackson is almost impossible.
I was a drummer, and I did a little singing too.
Drummers are conductors - we set the pace for the music - so if you're not relaxed and feeling right, the whole thing goes out the window.
Playing my drums is therapy.
I started out as a drummer, and now play with a back-to-basics rock band called the 'Luddites.' I'm happiest when I'm behind the kit.
Unless you're singing something that's kind of in rhythm with the bass, the melodies, it's just difficult.
Anybody can be a drummer.
I have exactly as much rhythm as you think I have.
When I'm drumming, I'm not thinking about much.
I use the aid of technology while running through songs. Visual tuners and feeling the vibrations through the floor to keep time.
I put a metronome up to all the songs, and I tried to really keep it true to the original tempos.
