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Something happens when the music starts, and all that tiredness just goes away. When it's going like that, I'll take on any 20-year-old hot-shot drummer who wants to try me.

— Butch Trucks

Sentiment: NEGATIVE

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✓Similar Perspectives

A lot of drummers get sidetracked by the instrument. It can engulf you.

— Tre Cool

I had trouble fitting in, in a musical sense. A lot of drummers get sidetracked by the instrument. It can engulf you.

— Tre Cool

I like to be one of those drummers who actually add to the music, not one of those guys who sit in a room 24/7 trying to outwit or outplay another drummer.

— Dave Lombardo

Even when I go do comedy stuff live, I can still feel the drummer in me about to go onstage.

— Fred Armisen

I've talked to some drummers who seem to have a very hard time staying in shape on the road, including some drummers touring with high-profile acts that don't have to live on fast food every night.

— Matt Cameron

As regards my feelings about drummers - there's Buddy Rich, and then there's everybody else.

— Mel Torme

People who don't take care of their drums really annoy me.

— John Bonham

As a drummer, you're always fighting for a level that you never quite attain.

— Damien Chazelle

You know what, the drummer is my manager. He's busy. And I'm busy. I don't need the dough, though. But having said that, there's a limit to how much bad music I wanna play. I did it when I was young, and some of the music was OK, but it wasn't great.

— Aimee Mann

✗Opposing Perspectives

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.

— Steven Adler