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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.

== Comics ==

* ''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:

'''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.

** One dies in a "bizarre gardening accident"

** One dies in a [[Noodle Incident]]

*** 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 up to 11 for the film.

* Animal from ''[[The Muppet Movie]]'' was portrayed this way.

== Music ==

* Brad Paisley's "Kung Pao Buckaroo Holiday," running down the list of holiday songs identifying [[Political Correctness Gone Mad|who they'd offend]]:

"And you can't say 'drummer,' 'cause that'll offend real musicians." }}

 

== [[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-Episode Wonder|short-lived]] [[Band Toon]] "[[Show Within a Show|Limozeen: But They're In Space]]!"

'''Larry Palaroncini:''' Because you're the comic relief! }}