Are drummers popular with the girls?
May 16, 2009 at 8:00 am by Jeff Slate in Streetalk
Price: Most of the chicks love drummers. I’ve heard that a million times. We do most of the work and we’re driving the song. We control stuff more than anyone. It’s a powerful feeling. Takes a lot more energy being a drummer. But that’s cool. With the girls, as long as you’re hitting something, it’s fine. They just like the way you look back there, banging around. Not many people play the drums. You can find guitarists all over town. People who don’t play the drums think it’s insanely interesting.
Bob: I don’t think so. We’re a shy lot. We’re modest, not when we play, but our demeanor. Rock stars, blues players get them. We’re always at a disadvantage because we’re always sitting down and everyone else is standing up around you. Drummers have our own little world. We are more discreet and don’t advertise our exploits. We drummers talk about drumming with each other because nobody else will talk to us about it. The other musicians have no idea what we’re doing. Funny thing is, if the drummer isn’t good, it’s really hard for the band to be good.
Jake: Yes. There’s an old cliche that the drummer was the bad boy. I think that’s true. Of all the bands around here, the drummer is usually the hard-ass. I don’t know why. Maybe from swinging the stick. Drummers do get the ladies. It’s a dead heat between the lead vocalist and the drummer. It’s the aggression it takes being a drummer. It’s a very primal thing, holding the sticks, beating the drums. It’s also a proven fact that drummers, with all the activity, arouses a woman’s sexual desire when you’re all sweaty. [It's] a lot of extra work being the drummer.
May 16th, 2009 at 1:09 pm
It’s a mixed bag. Sure, we drive the song and provide the beat for people to dance to, but often it’s so the cute chick we talk to between sets can find someone else to dance with. And of course, we have the most gear to break down so we don’t get to schmooze as much after the gig, while the lead vocalist grabs his mic and is out talking to people while I pack up. Can’t tell you all the times I’ve thought I had something going, only to watch her leave with someone else at the end of the night. Giving out my used drumsticks at the end of the night with my phone number on ‘em seems to help.
May 17th, 2009 at 9:32 pm
in my youthful days as a drummer, i typically got the girls b/c while i was packing up my equipment, some of the girls were still hanging around while the other band members had quickly abandoned the ship. hence, i got plenty girls out of simply being the one band member who was still available.