I practice at home, in between phone calls, and have much to do.
BILL BRUFORDI practice at home, in between phone calls, and have much to do.
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 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 BRUFORDAnd I like messing around in the engine room of music. Seeing what happens in the rhythm section area.
BILL BRUFORDWe used to drink an awful lot of alcohol.
BILL BRUFORDI 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.
BILL BRUFORDPlus I am being hounded by all the fabulous new drummers, Bill Stewart at the head of the pack.
BILL BRUFORDA rock band used to be four guys and a drummer. Now it’s five guys sitting around reading manuals!
BILL BRUFORDThe best practice you can get is on the bandstand, but in between gigs I feel I have to stay in shape.
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 BRUFORDWe can be so focused on the nuts and bolts that we overlook the importance of individuality – the broader picture, if you will.
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 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 BRUFORDI don’t really remember a whole lot of sex, drugs and rock n’ roll, really.
BILL BRUFORD