14 Taylor Hawkins Quotes for You to Enjoy

Taylor Hawkins

American Musician

Born: Feb 17, 1972

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I don't have perfect pitch. My drums sound like a drummer, not a drum machine. Taylor Hawkins

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I don't like guitar solos that are like, 'Look at me, look at me!' I like guitar solos that are little songs within the songs. Taylor Hawkins

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I used to dress like Roger Taylor when I was ten because I thought he was cool. In high school, I used to dress like Stephen Perkins from Jane's Addiction because I thought he was cool. You just want to be those guys when you're that age. Taylor Hawkins

I make a living playing rock n' roll. I'm not going to complain about anything. Taylor Hawkins

Living Complain About Make Rock Rock-N-Roll Roll Going Anything Playing

I only started playing piano because I had chickenpox when I was about 14 and wasn't allowed to play my drums for a whole week... We had a piano in the house, so I just sat down and played that instead. Taylor Hawkins

Down About Only Week Piano Had Allowed Instead House Drums Because Just Sat Whole Play Played Started Playing

Rock will never be dead for me. Do I like a lot of what I hear on rock music radio? No, not for the most part. I'm not a fan of the regurgitated Pearl Jam and Nickelback crap that's the biggest thing in the Midwest. There isn't that big of a market for rock anymore. Every once in a while something happens and you like it. Taylor Hawkins

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I think that debut albums are supposed to sound sort of raw. You don't want to record 'Sgt. Pepper's' as your first album, because where do you go from there? Taylor Hawkins

You First Think Record Pepper Raw Supposed Sort Because Sound Go Debut Where Want Your Album Albums

I'm not trying to be the next Dave Grohl or Phil Collins. Taylor Hawkins

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Why go on vacation when work is so much more fun. Taylor Hawkins

Work More Go Much Fun Why Vacation

I'm just not somebody who can sit around doing nothing, and all of us in the Foo Fighters have our own things outside of the band. I'm not going to use the cliche that those outlets bring us back fresh and with new ideas, but what I will say is that it keeps us all feeling free - and that creative freedom is a very positive thing. Taylor Hawkins

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The records that I grew up listening to had feel, and the drummers that inspired me - like Stewart Copeland, Neil Peart, Phil Collins and Roger Taylor - all had their own voice and individual style. Taylor Hawkins

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