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- So, practice, particularly after you've attained a job, any kind of job, like playing with a four piece band, that's... an opportunity to develop. — Buddy Rich
- Well, I never really practiced because I never had the opportunity to practice. — Buddy Rich
- 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. — Buddy Rich
- 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. — Buddy Rich
- 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. — Buddy Rich
- I consider every drummer that ever played before me an influence, in every way. — Buddy Rich