Yes and no, it's usually the bassist who's the butt of the jokes. The drummers get the women whether good or bad, usually cause women are drunk by then and think oh... drums so cool. Guitarist. ..mmm *(if he's really good) "he's full of himself" and the singer gets the drugs and other groupies.
Not sure how this is a general discussion topic other than just Praise of Roger. .. yeah he /is a great freaking drummer.... song writer and singer.
Bassist jokes.
What do you call a guitar player who's tone deaf?
A bassist.
Comedic bit: (paraphrased) "you know, there are few things worse than bragging about sleeping with a member of a cover band. It's not even THEIR music! ... only thing worse is screwing the BASSIST in a cover band. That's really low.
Positive bassist joke/bumper sticker: "Bassists do it deeper"
What do you call a beautiful woman on the bassist's arm?
A tattoo.
Why don't bassists tell blonde jokes?
They don't understand them
What do you throw a drowning bass player?
His amp.
What do lawsuits and bassists have in common?
Everybody's relieved when the case is closed.
What's the difference between a jazz bassist and a large pizza?
A pizza can feed a family of four.
The world's greatest blues bassist and the world's greatest jazz bassist meet for lunch. Who pays the tab?
No one. They don't charge at soup kitchens.
How do you get a bass player to tune down his rig?
Put sheet music in front of him.
There are plenty others, but seldom is the drummer the butt of the jokes. The most well known being "what do you call a drummer without a girlfriend? "
"Homeless"
Well I seem to remember Crystal telling a lot of drummer jokes. The one I remember from him is:
What do you call those guys that hang around musicians?
Drummers.
Why do bands need roadies?
To translate what the drummer says.
What's the difference between a drum machine and a drummer?
You only have to punch the information into the drum machine once.
And my favourite :
How many drummers does it take to change a light bulb?
Five. One to screw in the bulb and four to talk about how much better Neil Peart would have done it.
Bike It 80 wrote:
Why do bands need roadies?
To translate what the drummer says.
What's the difference between a drum machine and a drummer?
You only have to punch the information into the drum machine once.
And my favourite :
How many drummers does it take to change a light
bulb?
Five. One to screw in the bulb and four to talk about
how much better Neil Peart would have done it.
:))
If Bass players are the lowest form of musical intelligence .....
Are drummers Bass players with their brains removed?!
I am the drummer in a rock 'n' roll band
I am the rock that rocks the bandstand
I am the St Peter, the rock on which we stand
I am the butt of a thousand jokes
From far less talented folks
- Roger Taylor
(and I'm a guitar player, btw...lol...still kinda want to try drums one of these days)