I don't consider myself a sociologist, I consider myself a filmmaker, among other things. Maybe an asshole but a filmmaker.
I can think of a lot better things to do with my hands than to cut them up on the rim of a drum.
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.
You only get better by playing.
Average band with a great drummer sounds great, great band with an average drummer sounds average.
A great musician is just a thief who doesn't get caught
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.
Don't worry about finding your soul mate. Find yourself.
Then suddenly, he was struck by a powerful but simple little truth, and it was this: that English grammar is governed by rules that are almost mathematical in their strictness!
It's a good thing I was born a girl, otherwise I'd be a drag queen.
You know, there are some areas of the state that are providing enormous help to their students; there are others where they're not doing what they can.