The piano is kind of my second instrument.
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More Bill Bruford Quotes
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Second edition of Earthworks I have the more traditional compositional approach, namely I write a piece from the piano.
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One of the great things about having good players in your band is that you just ask them questions. You can pick up some good information that way.
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If I was hearing something I couldn’t do, I would figure out how to do it.
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At the end of the whole day of working with people you want some privacy.
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This amateurism however, can sometimes be helpful in forging a style; you have to work around your weaknesses.
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I listen to Bill Stewart play the drums and when I have finished doing that, I listen to Bill Stewart.
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I didn’t write any music at all, and then, I remember Jon Anderson being very insistent saying that there were two kinds of musicians: the ones who wrote music and the ones who didn’t.
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So he kind of nudged me and sort of prodded me into it. I picked it up slowly. Then I learned more about chords and harmony and I just kept adding to that.
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I practice at home, in between phone calls, and have much to do.
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So I have the classic amateur’s technique; I know some very tricky bits and I have large gaping holes.
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A rock band used to be four guys and a drummer. Now it’s five guys sitting around reading manuals!
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Holding on to some of your uniqueness is the trick instead of surrendering it at the Academy of Contemporary We’re Gonna Make You a Star.
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We can be so focused on the nuts and bolts that we overlook the importance of individuality – the broader picture, if you will.
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And I like messing around in the engine room of music. Seeing what happens in the rhythm section area.
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I don’t really remember a whole lot of sex, drugs and rock n’ roll, really.
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