Ginger Baker
Ginger Baker
Peter Edward "Ginger" Bakeris an English drummer, best known as the founder of the rock band Cream. Baker's work in the 1960s earned him praise as "rock's first superstar drummer", although his individual style melded a jazz background with his personal interest in African rhythms. Baker is an inductee of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Cream and is widely considered one of the most influential drummers of all time, recognised by his induction into...
NationalityBritish
ProfessionDrummer
Date of Birth19 August 1939
Ginger Baker quotes about
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In 1968, I was driving from Los Angeles to San Francisco in a Shelby Cobra with three gorgeous young birds. Suddenly, the radio program was interrupted to report that I'd just been found in my hotel room dead from an overdose.
pain past wickedness
God is punishing me for my past wickedness by keeping me alive and in as much pain as he can.
taken careers two
I have never taken more than two weeks to record an album throughout my career.
should-have people abortion
People say Cream gave birth to heavy metal. If that's so, we should have had an abortion.
virginia firefighter honor
In West Virginia, we're all family. We know how firefighters and policemen honor their own and we feel our miners deserve to be honored in a similar way.
jazz jazz-music ifs
If I am playing any music at all it is jazz music.
hate rocks rock-and-roll
I'd rather play jazz, I hate rock and roll.
great-love music-business
I have never had a great love of the music business, I never have.