I 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.
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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I warm naturally to the drummer whose ideas and approach are strong, even if he doesn’t quite have the ability to carry them out.
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The piano is kind of my second instrument.
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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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So I have the classic amateur’s technique; I know some very tricky bits and I have large gaping holes.
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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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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 used to drink an awful lot of alcohol.
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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 don’t really remember a whole lot of sex, drugs and rock n’ roll, really.
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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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And I like messing around in the engine room of music. Seeing what happens in the rhythm section area.
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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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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.
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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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