I listen to Bill Stewart play the drums and when I have finished doing that, I listen to Bill Stewart.
BILL BRUFORDI listen to Bill Stewart play the drums and when I have finished doing that, I listen to Bill Stewart.
BILL BRUFORDIf I was hearing something I couldn’t do, I would figure out how to do it.
BILL BRUFORDThis amateurism however, can sometimes be helpful in forging a style; you have to work around your weaknesses.
BILL BRUFORDClose to the Edge, Red, One of a kind, Discipline, Earthworks, The Sound of Surprise, all seem to me to be albums that captured the essence of the intention.
BILL BRUFORDSo 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.
BILL BRUFORDWe were from totally different social backgrounds. This is what is very hard for an American to understand, but we could have been five guys from Mars.
BILL BRUFORDI practice at home, in between phone calls, and have much to do.
BILL BRUFORDHolding 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.
BILL BRUFORDPlus I am being hounded by all the fabulous new drummers, Bill Stewart at the head of the pack.
BILL BRUFORDYou learn so much about music from all the people you surround yourself with – good, bad and indifferent. It’s extremely hard to be specific.
BILL BRUFORDBut what I think my emphasis is, is on the fact that I like music a lot.
BILL BRUFORDAt the end of the whole day of working with people you want some privacy.
BILL BRUFORDI warm naturally to the drummer whose ideas and approach are strong, even if he doesn’t quite have the ability to carry them out.
BILL BRUFORDSometimes I had to room with Tony Kaye and that was awful.
BILL BRUFORDI don’t really remember a whole lot of sex, drugs and rock n’ roll, really.
BILL BRUFORDSo I have the classic amateur’s technique; I know some very tricky bits and I have large gaping holes.
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