Phil Collins

I can't play anywhere near like I used to, and I was a hot drummer. It doesn't bother me, because frankly, if you get to that point where you can't hold a drumstick properly, there are many other things in life which are far more important, like cutting a loaf of bread or a piece of cheese.

English Musician

Jarvis Cocker

Unless you're living on the street and surviving on a diet of discarded turkey drumsticks, there's no point in being gloomy. We've spent too long trying to cheer ourselves up by spending money on brightly coloured things we don't really need. We've stopped using our imaginations.

David Draiman

What makes you a rock star is what are you able to do when you get behind that microphone, when you put that guitar in your hands, when you wield those drumsticks, and when you raise your hand in front of twenty thousand people: do they respond? That's being a rock star.

American Musician

Joel Robuchon

A few years ago, kids from poor areas in France were asked to draw items of food. For a chicken, they drew a drumstick. For a fish, they drew a fish stick. Those are extremes, but there is a lot that needs to be done to help children discover good food.

French Chef

Shannon Sharpe

Didn't know until my rookie year you could buy chicken parts separate, like drumsticks and thighs and breast. My granny always bought the whole chicken and cut it up.

American Athlete

E-40

When I was in the marching band, I used to take my snare drum and turn it over and use my drumstick and scratch on the other side. That was just being creative.

Charlie Watts

It's been years and years and years I've been playing the drums, and they're still a challenge. I still enjoy using drumsticks and a snare drum.

British Musician

Damien Chazelle

My hands were constantly blistered or bloody; my ears were always ringing. I tore through drumheads and drumsticks like there was no tomorrow.

American Director

Peter Criss

Cool things happen. Ace's guitar flies through space, goes through a hole, and blows up. I throw drumsticks and they come flying at you.

Pamela Anderson

If people knew how KFC treats its chickens, they'd never eat another drumstick.

American Actress

Used mainly in music-related conversations, not to be confused with food.

Music Context

Drumsticks can be made of different woods or materials, each affecting sound.

Material Matters

Sometimes used informally to refer to someone's legs, often humorously.

Slang Usage

In a dining context, 'drumstick' refers specifically to leg meat, not wings.

Culinary Speak

Drumsticks are popular in many countries and may be cooked differently.

Cultural Dish

The drumstick tree is actually the moringa tree, known for nutritional leaves.

Botanical Name

In cooking, 'drumstick' often means the pods or leaves of the moringa tree.

Cuisine Ingredient

Refers to a specific type of ice cream, not just any frozen dessert.

Dessert Treat

Often eaten casually or as a snack, especially by children in summer.

Casual Snack

 jade, gold, silver and even ivory, though I think that's not so cool anymore. Chopsticks are really well designed for eating small bits of food. They're good for picking up noodles. If you're skilled, you can eat rice, pick up dumplings, pieces of meat. There are some no-nos with chopsticks. You should not use the chopsticks like drumsticks,

Why 1.5 billion people...

 Similarly, some beetles have two little drumsticks on either side of the penis. During mating, they'll rub, slap, or tap the female with these. And some hoofed mammals, like rams and bulls, use a whip-like extension on the penis's left side to create a sensation during mating.

The evolution of animal...

 But this is only a cricket drumstick appetizer. She releases a concoction of alluring pheromones into the air. Oh do mantis.