#on

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

#bass #drum #every #every night #front

I think at one time every drummer wanted to play like Krupa or wanted to win a Gene Krupa drum contest. This is the big inspiration for drummers and naturally it has to be the same way for me. ↗

— Buddy Rich

#contest #drum #drummer #drummers #every

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

#challenge #classical #down #drummer #following

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

#creating #drummers #everything #exactly #hundred

I think a guy who's had just the right amount of booze can sing the blues a hell of a lot better than a guy who is stone sober. ↗

— Charlie Rich

#get #only #playing #you

For a man who purports to have learned of media ethics only this month, Mr. Williams has spent an undue amount of time appearing as a media ethicist on both CNN and the cable news networks of NBC. ↗

— Frank Rich

#appearing #both #cable #cnn #ethics

I grew up in Washington, D.C. But also loving the theater. ↗

— Frank Rich

#grew #i #loving #theater #up

I'm always struck by the kids who turn up in New York and LA, and places in between. Chicago. Wanting to do theater, wanting to do independent film. Wanting to break into television or radio. ↗

— Frank Rich

#between #break #chicago #film #i

There have been at least three other cases in which federal agencies have succeeded in placing fake news reports on television during the Bush presidency. It was a really good tour. It seemed maybe about a week too long. ↗

— Frank Rich

#agencies #been #bush #bush presidency #cases

While F.D.R. once told Americans that we have nothing to fear but fear itself, Mr. Ashcroft is delighted to play the part of Fear Itself, an assignment in which he lets his imagination run riot. ↗

— Frank Rich

#assignment #delighted #fear #his #imagination