“You don’t beat the drums— you play them.” – Kenny Clarke Thanks to Scott K. Fish for the quote— be sure to follow his excellent blog Life Behind The Cymbals.
Category: very occasional quote of the day
Very occasional quote of the day: Bozzio studies
I always loved this photo from the original interview. First copy of MD I ever read. Also had Jim Keltner and Ed Blackwell. In his 1981 Modern Drummer interview with Robin Tolleson, Terry Bozzio discusses […]
John Cage’s 10 rules for students and teachers
From Open Culture, an amazing site you should visit, 10 rules for art students and teachers, written by Sister Corita Kent, and popularized by John Cage: RULE ONE: Find a place you trust, and then […]
Very occasional quote of the day: Muhammad Ali
“I hated every minute of training, but I said, ‘Don’t quit. Suffer now and live the rest of your life as a champion.’”
Very occasional quote of the day: Max Roach – how you build a solo
Max Roach by Jean-Michel Basquiat “What makes a piece an art piece is design. Design. If you play any instrument, if you don’t create design…. If the artist doesn’t know how to utilize space and […]
Very occasional quote of the day: practicing eight hours a day
“Do it ’til you get to a certain point technically where you don’t do it.” — Jack Dejohnette, unpublished interview with Scott K. Fish
Very occasional quote of the day: conversation
Glass: “Listen to me. Shut the f__ up and listen. I’m trying to compliment you.” Kindler: “I won’t be able to be doing a bit if I listen. If I stop talking, you might be […]
Very occasional quote of the day: the drummer’s job
“Your job is to make everyone in that band feel like playing. It’s a very idealistic way of looking at it, but you have got to. Because that’s your outlet.” — Ed Soph, interview with […]
Very occasional quote of the day: Bohemian Rhapsody
“…sometimes it’s just a little voice that tells you that if Bohemian Rhapsody was big in my house, it was probably big in other people’s houses too.” —Mike Myers, fighting to get the song used […]
Very occasional quote of the day: remember this
“The obstacle is the path.” — Zen proverb, via the Zen proverbs Twitter feed The “purpose” of Zen is not to be a performance-enhancer, but this is a good one to remember in the practice […]
VOQOTD: Miles
This is from an interview by Jake Feinberg in Tucson, who you should be following— he’s interviewed a lot of great people: “I’ve been a sideman in a lot of different bands. The only time […]
Very occasional quote of the day: Kurt Cobain
“Learn how to not play your instrument.” —Cobain diary entry, from the HBO documentary “Montage Of Heck” (h/t to Mark Wooley)