Buddy Rich Famous Quotes & Sayings
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There are only two types of music.good and bad.

I can think of a lot better things to do with my hands than to cut them up on the rim of a drum.

They're simply following what was laid down in front and they play the same thing. So, there's no great challenge In being a classical drummer.

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.

You only get better by playing.

I think it's a fallacy that the harder you practice the better you get.

No, I don't like recording. It's a bore.

I can't sit down long enough to absorb any kind of learning.

It takes us about four or five days to get an album out.

Well, I never really practiced because I never had the opportunity to practice.

If you think you stink, you probably do.

Average band with a great drummer sounds great, great band with an average drummer sounds average.

But primarily, the drummer's supposed to sit back there and swing the band.