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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

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

— Buddy Rich

#better things #cut #drum #hands #i

I consider every drummer that ever played before me an influence, in every way. ↗

— Buddy Rich

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I mean, I think I liked every band I ever played in because each band was different, each band had a different concept, and each band leader was different... different personalities and musical tastes. ↗

— Buddy Rich

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After 9/11, we realized that all these silly culture wars, and arguing about rock lyrics... who cares? You know, we, for some reason, remembered what our real problems are. ↗

— Frank 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

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What delights us in visible beauty is the invisible. ↗

— Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach

#delights #invisible #us #visible

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

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

— Buddy Rich

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