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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 up there playing the solo. And this is what is lacking, definitely lacking in music today.

~Buddy Rich

Topics: About Back Behind Definitely Drummer Drums Get Just Lacking Mind Music Never Play Playing Should Sit Sitting Solo Some Think Today Tunes Up Wail Whoever I Think

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Every drummer that had a name, had a name because of his individual playing. He didn't sound like anybody else, So everybody that I ever listened to, in some form, influenced my taste.

~Buddy Rich

Topics: Anybody Anybody Else Because Drummer Else Ever Every Everybody Form Had He His Individual Influenced Like Listened Name Playing Some Sound Taste

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So, to come In with a set routine it's something I've never believed in. It should depend on how you feel, because you play what you feel.

~Buddy Rich

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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.

~Buddy Rich

Topics: Being Challenge Classical Down Drummer Following Front Great Laid Play Same Same Thing Simply Thing

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To have everything written for you... It's not really creating. That's why I think symphony drummers are so limited. They 're limited to exactly what was played a hundred years before them by a thousand other drummers.

~Buddy Rich

Topics: Before Creating Drummers Everything Exactly Exactly What Hundred Hundred Years Limited Other Played Really Symphony Them Think Thousand Why Written Years You I Think

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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.

~Buddy Rich

Topics: Bands Black Count Course Drummers Early Everybody Forties Had Influence Just Late Players Real Think Thirties Well I Think

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And, you know, I think the original recording of Ravel's Bolero, probably whoever played percussion on that, will never have It played better than that.

~Buddy Rich

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But I think that any young drummer starting out today should get himself a great teacher and learn all there is to know about the instrument that he wants to play.

~Buddy Rich

Topics: About Any Drummer Get Great Great Teacher He Himself Instrument Know Learn Out Play Should Starting Teacher Think Today Wants Young I Think

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

~Buddy Rich

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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 don't think it's necessary to play that way every night.

~Buddy Rich

Topics: Bass Drum Every Every Night Front Instrument Microphone Musical Necessary Needed Needs Night Percussion Play Put Saw Think Way Where

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Musician

Born: September 30th, 1917

Died: April 2nd, 1987

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