Elvin Jones Quotes

That's what the drummer is supposed to do. Keep the time. If you can do something else besides that, fine. But the time is essential and non-negotiable.

Elvin Jones

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I think the hardest thing about making music now is being a great dad at the same time. There's an insanity that goes with writing - a mad scientist thing that you have to go through - and sacrificing a kid's upbringing to do that is not an option.

Eddie Vedder Pearl Jam
- Time
- Great
- Music
As miserable as I was, once I started singing, I felt better.

Natalie Cole
- Singing
- Better
- Miserable
Having people jumping in front of you taking a photo can be unnerving.

Orlando Bloom
- People
- You
- Front
When your focus is social change and not financial change, why wouldn't you want to share that openly? Innovation only succeeds when it's shared.

Cameron Sinclair
- Why
- Change
- Focus
My whole problem is that all of my favorite things at Thanksgiving are the starches, and everyone is trying to go low-carb this year, even a green vegetable has carbs in it.

Ted Allen
- Trying
- Problem
- Green
That's why editors and publishers will never be obsolete: a reader wants someone with taste and authority to point them in the direction of the good stuff, and to keep the awful stuff away from their door.

Walter Jon Williams
- Good
- Why
- Door

That's what the drummer is supposed to do. Keep the time. If you can do something else besides that, fine. But the time is essential and non-negotiable.

Elvin Jones