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
opportunity practice wells
Well, I never really practiced because I never had the opportunity to practice.
music play how-you-feel
I never believed in a set routine. It should depend on how you feel, because you play what you feel.
two type good-and-bad
There are only two types of music.good and bad.
music school one-time
As far as music school goes, I walked through Berkelee one time.
thinking play mind
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.
years style individual
There were so many individual styles thirty or forty years ago.
musician thieves great-music
A great musician is just a thief who doesn't get caught
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.
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.
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.
music get-better drumming
You only get better by playing.
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.
average sound band
Average band with a great drummer sounds great, great band with an average drummer sounds average.
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.