I'm not trying to be the next Dave Grohl or Phil Collins. Taylor Hawkins More Quotes by Taylor Hawkins More Quotes From Taylor Hawkins I don't take breaks, man. In the past, I used to spend my free time getting in trouble, and now I spend it working on my music. If I'm not playing drums with my cover band, Chevy Metal, I'm working on songs for myself. Taylor Hawkins myselfmanmusictime 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 yourgothinkyou The drummer is stereotypically the dumb guy. Maybe that's why I always respect drummers who do more than drum. Taylor Hawkins alwaysrespectdrummerdumb 'Boy,' 'October,' 'War,' 'The Unforgettable Fire' and 'The Joshua Tree,' those records, they're part of my musical DNA and structure. Taylor Hawkins boyfiretreewar Why go on vacation when work is so much more fun. Taylor Hawkins govacationworkfun 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 feelingfreedompositiveideas I've worked hard, but this business can be tough, and I just consider myself incredibly lucky to have had the career that I have, and to still be having so much fun playing drums and making music. Taylor Hawkins myselfmusicbusinessfun
