We 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 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 BRUFORDWe can be so focused on the nuts and bolts that we overlook the importance of individuality – the broader picture, if you will.
BILL BRUFORDSo I have the classic amateur’s technique; I know some very tricky bits and I have large gaping holes.
BILL BRUFORDWe used to drink an awful lot of alcohol.
BILL BRUFORDI seldom play in a trio, but acoustic music is likely to be lighter, quicker, and quieter.
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 BRUFORDSometimes I had to room with Tony Kaye and that was awful.
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 BRUFORDAnd we’d drink huge amounts of scotch and coke, which is a ghastly sweet drink… And now people don’t drink nearly as much, for good reason. We’re all a little wiser.
BILL BRUFORDOne 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.
BILL BRUFORDAt the end of the whole day of working with people you want some privacy.
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 BRUFORDAnd I like messing around in the engine room of music. Seeing what happens in the rhythm section area.
BILL BRUFORDEntertainment is about telling everybody that everything is alright but music is on the side of the upsetters and that’s where I’m at.
BILL BRUFORDSecond edition of Earthworks I have the more traditional compositional approach, namely I write a piece from the piano.
BILL BRUFORDIf I was hearing something I couldn’t do, I would figure out how to do it.
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