Manne: What I resent is the drummer who falls into the trap of becoming obsessed with the technical aspects of the drums —you know, playing all these figures that come from rudiments. It becomes a thing of excitement, not creativity, and I find that I don’t retain that kind of solo.
DB: Can you think of any example of excitement over creativity?
Manne: All right. I think Buddy Rich is a stupendous drummer, and I have the utmost respect for him. But I don’t really retain anything Buddy plays. I walk out thrilled for the moment, and I say to myself, “My God, how did he do that with his foot. . . what did he do with his left hand?” It amazes me, but he only reaches my head. He doesn’t reach my heart and soul. To me it’s not really a musically creative thing. That’s the kind of drum solo that bothers me.
– Down Beat Magazine, March 1973
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