#si

Lying is done with words and also with silence. ↗

— Adrienne Rich

#done #lying #silence #words

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

#back #behind #definitely #drummer #drums

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

— Buddy Rich

#band #drummer #primarily #sit #supposed

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

— Buddy Rich

#any #down #enough #i #kind

If he's a true symphony artist, he knows better than that because he knows that the only truly creative musician is the jazz musician. ↗

— Buddy Rich

#because #better #creative #jazz #jazz musician

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

#basie #black #count #course #drummers

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

#i #i think #know #never #original

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

— Buddy Rich

#consider #drummer #ever #every #i

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

#band leader #because #concept #different #different personalities

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

#after #arguing #cares #culture #know