Buddy Rich
Buddy Rich
Bernard "Buddy" Richwas an American jazz drummer and bandleader...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionDrummer
Date of Birth30 September 1917
CityBrooklyn, NY
CountryUnited States of America
bands musical played point qualified tastes varied
But I've played with so many varied bands with varied musical tastes, that I feel qualified to have my own musical tastes at this point in my life.
berkeley far music people school time visit walked
As far as music school goes. I walked through Berkeley one time to visit with some people I know.
writing thinking play
But, I don't think any arranger should ever write a drum part for a drummer because if a drummer can't create his own Interpretation of the chart and he plays everything that's written, he becomes mechanical; he has no freedom.
music get-better drumming
You only get better by playing.
musician thieves great-music
A great musician is just a thief who doesn't get caught
average sound band
Average band with a great drummer sounds great, great band with an average drummer sounds average.
fire light together
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.
names taste sound
Every drummer that had a name, had a name because of his individual playing. He didn't sound like anybody else, So everybody that I ever listened to, in some form, influenced my taste.
teacher thinking play
But I think that any young drummer starting out today should get himself a great teacher and learn all there is to know about the instrument that he wants to play.
artist symphony creative
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.
thinking practice harder
I think it's a fallacy that the harder you practice the better you get.
way influence drummer
I consider every drummer that ever played before me an influence, in every way.
years style individual
There were so many individual styles thirty or forty years ago.
inspiration winning thinking
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.