Quotes About Rhythm

Rudimental snare work is something I've always loved.

I've always liked a very dry snare and, like everyone else, a very dry bass drum.

I grew up on listening to, like, Mantronix and BDP and EPMD and Kool G Rap and Ultramag and Public Enemy and Fat Boys and Run DMC and a lot of those early records, those Rubin-era records. Those were always snare- and stab-heavy records.

Playing well with others is important - not being too flashy, just keeping good time and of course coming up with cool beats. A good snare drum, kick drum, high hat. Just getting good at the hand feet coordination.

You get a good win, you take extra confidence into the next game and it shows in the result. You end up with a snowball effect. You are in a rhythm where everything is going well. But, if you start losing games, one thing can lead to another in a bad way and, if you begin to believe nothing is going for you, it can be dangerous.

Drumming is a real part of my live show, and I like to do it because so many people aren't expecting me to go and do it.

I grew up listening to AM radio in the '70s and hearing all of that great soul and rhythm and blues music, which definitely influenced the way I sing. But singing gospel has made me a much more humble person. There are so many people who were geniuses who only a few people knew about when they were alive.

I think my love for rhythm in language comes from repeating the same words, the same sounds, over and over again day after day for so many years.

Le monde n'est qu'une balançoire perpétuelle. Toutes choses y balancent sans cesse.

how can one sleep while dancing at the edge of waves?

Chi non ha mai fretta trova il tempo per tutto.

Estoy bajo el agua y los latidos de mi corazón producen círculos en la superficie.

When music plays, we hear the melody, forgetting that it is only one of the modes of time; when the orchestra falls silent, we hear time; time itself.

A long time ago, man would listen in amazement to the sound of regular beats in his chest, never suspecting what they were.

Music is an addiction.

I love to dance to Robyn, Nicki Minaj and Boney M.

I really love things with melody.

Drums were my first instrument, my first love. I need rhythm, something that moves.

I'm a dancer so anything related to dance I love to do. I also tried Zumba last week. That thing is tough! 15 minutes in I was going for a water break. It wasn't easy!

I love to go see live music. That used to be what I would do, almost every other night, and watch drummers play.

I love New York, but being there the whole year, it gets a little crazy with the speed and rhythm of things.

I listen to jazz about three hours a day. I love Louis Armstrong.

I take out little moments of silence before or after they sing, because I just love those weird pauses.

I love the musicality of words.