You 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 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.
More Bill Bruford Quotes
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And 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.
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Entertainment is about telling everybody that everything is alright but music is on the side of the upsetters and that’s where I’m at.
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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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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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This amateurism however, can sometimes be helpful in forging a style; you have to work around your weaknesses.
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But what I think my emphasis is, is on the fact that I like music a lot.
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Plus I am being hounded by all the fabulous new drummers, Bill Stewart at the head of the pack.
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We used to drink an awful lot of alcohol.
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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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A rock band used to be four guys and a drummer. Now it’s five guys sitting around reading manuals!
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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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I listen to Bill Stewart play the drums and when I have finished doing that, I listen to Bill Stewart.
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The best practice you can get is on the bandstand, but in between gigs I feel I have to stay in shape.
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I practice at home, in between phone calls, and have much to do.
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