Well, I never really practiced because I never had the opportunity to practice. Buddy Rich Read Quote
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 Read Quote
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 Read Quote
So, practice, particularly after you’ve attained a job, any kind of job, like playing with a four piece band, that’s… an opportunity to develop. Buddy Rich Read Quote
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 Read Quote
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 Read Quote
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 Read Quote
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 Read Quote
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 Read Quote
But, when you have to resort to turntables, trick lights, flashing lights, fire and all that, you’re actually saying, I need this because what I do is not all that together. Buddy Rich Read Quote
