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
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.
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.
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.
album takes
It takes us about four or five days to get an album out.
challenge classical following front great laid simply
They're simply following what was laid down in front and they play the same thing. So, there's no great challenge In being a classical drummer.
exactly hundred limited played symphony written
To have everything written for you... It's not really creating. That's why I think symphony drummers are so limited. They 're limited to exactly what was played a hundred years before them by a thousand other drummers.
So, to come In with a set routine it's something I've never believed in. It should depend on how you feel, because you play what you feel.
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.
care emphasis martial practice
I have other things that I have to do - practice my martial arts, take care of my cars. I don't put too much emphasis on practice anyhow.