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{{trope}}
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In the eyes of many people, a percussionist isn't a real musician. After all, how many brain cells can it really take to bang on stuff with sticks? Probably not many. As a result, it's not rare for a drummer to be portrayed as, well, stupid.
Compare [[All Drummers Are Animals]], as there can be some overlap. Contrast [[Nobody Loves the Bassist]].
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== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] ==
* ''[[K-On!]]'' has Ritsu Tainaka. As the Light Music Club's drummer, she isn't particularly stupid, just lazy and forgetful. Although the reason she plays the drums is because she thinks playing the guitar or keyboard is too complicated and would frustrate her.
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* ''Vertigo Pop: London'' is about an aging rock star named Rocky looking to regain his lost youth. In a flashback set in India, a guru offers him some hash to smoke and Rocky's drummer gets envious:
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'''Rocky:''' Sorry, Daz. Not for you.
'''Daz:''' And why not?
'''Rocky:''' Because... Because you're a drummer. And drummers... they're not meant to have life-changing transcendental experiences. }}
* Pierce, from ''[[Zits]]''. Unworldly, soft-hearted when it comes to living creatures, and lacking impulse control-yes. He's definitely not stupid, though,and the trope rarely if ever is mentioned in the strip.▼
== [[Film]] ==
* [[Played for Laughs]] in ''[[This Is Spinal Tap]]''. All of their drummers get killed off.
** Three spontaneously combust.
** One dies in a "bizarre gardening accident".
** One dies in a [[Noodle Incident]].
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*** They didn't really die from stupidity though. They were more a parody of high rates of mortality among musicians. There are several real life examples of "cursed" spots in certain bands, though as with everything else in ''Spinal Tap'', it's turned [[Stealth Pun|up to 11]] for the film.
* Animal from ''[[The Muppet Movie]]'' was portrayed this way.
* Inverted with ''[[That Thing You Do]]''. The drummer is the hero of the story and even inspires a brief fashion trend with his trademark sunglasses.
== Jokes and Anecdotes ==▼
* The page quote, obviously.▼
* "What does it mean when the drummer's drooling out of both sides of his mouth?" "The stage is level."▼
* "What's got three legs and a twat at the top?" "A drum stool."▼
* "How many drummers does it take to change a light bulb?" "Just one, but he has to figure out not to hit it with a stick first."▼
* "How can you tell if there's a drummer at your door?" "The knocking speeds up and he comes in at the wrong time."▼
* "Did you hear about the guitarist who locked his keys in his car?" "It took him an hour to get the drummer out."▼
* "What do you call a drummer who's broken up with his girlfriend?" "Homeless."▼
* "What do you call a guy who likes to hang out with musicians?" "A drummer."▼
* "Why can't drummers tell jokes timing".▼
*
== [[Literature]] ==
* Averted in ''[[Bigend Books|Zero History]]'' by [[William Gibson]]: Heidi Hyde is a former drummer, but it doesn't seem to have caused any lasting mental handicap.
* Lias "Cliff" Bluestone from ''[[
== [[Live
* Ash from ''[[I'm in The Band]]'' is considered a [[Genius Ditz]]...at best. At worst, he's a moron.
* ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]:'' Faith's list of loser ex-boyfriends went "Ronnie: deadbeat. Steve: klepto. Kenny: '''drummer'''."
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* ''[[The Muppet Show]]'': Animal, again.
== [[Music]] ==
* [[Brad Paisley]]'s "Kung Pao Buckaroo Holiday
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"Nope, that offends short people."
"And you can't say 'drummer,' 'cause that'll offend real musicians." }}
== New Media ==
* Bandcamp - "[https://web.archive.org/web/20130511235715/http://bandcamp.com/features So Easy Even Your Drummer Could...Well, Perhaps Not That Easy]"
== [[Newspaper Comics]] ==
▲* Pierce, from ''[[Zits]]''. Unworldly, soft-hearted when it comes to living creatures, and lacking impulse control-yes. He's definitely not stupid, though,and the trope rarely if ever is mentioned in the strip.
== [[Video Games]] ==
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== [[Web Original]] ==
* In the [[Homestar Runner|Strong Bad E-mail]] "best thing", the drummer of Limozeen was made the [[Fat Idiot|fat, dumb]] [[Plucky Comic Relief]] in their [[One
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'''Larry Palaroncini:''' Because you're the comic relief! }}
== [[Western Animation]] ==
* Averted with ''[[Metalocalypse]]''; Pickles the Drummer is almost certainly the smartest member of the band (that is to say, [[Surrounded
* In one episode, [[
▲== Jokes and Anecdotes ==
▲* The page quote, obviously.
▲* "What does it mean when the drummer's drooling out of both sides of his mouth?" "The stage is level."
▲* "What's got three legs and a twat at the top?" "A drum stool."
▲* "How many drummers does it take to change a light bulb?" "Just one, but he has to figure out not to hit it with a stick first."
▲* "How can you tell if there's a drummer at your door?" "The knocking speeds up and he comes in at the wrong time."
▲* "Did you hear about the guitarist who locked his keys in his car?" "It took him an hour to get the drummer out."
▲* "What do you call a drummer who's broken up with his girlfriend?" "Homeless."
▲* "What do you call a guy who likes to hang out with musicians?" "A drummer."
▲* "Why can't drummers tell jokes timing".
▲* Q: What's the difference between a drummer and a drum machine?<br />A: With a drum machine you only have to punch the information in once.
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[[Category:Music Tropes]]
[[Category:Stupidity Tropes]]
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