Close 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 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.
More Bill Bruford Quotes
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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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I seldom play in a trio, but acoustic music is likely to be lighter, quicker, and quieter.
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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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And I like messing around in the engine room of music. Seeing what happens in the rhythm section area.
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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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Plus I am being hounded by all the fabulous new drummers, Bill Stewart at the head of the pack.
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At the end of the whole day of working with people you want some privacy.
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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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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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One 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.
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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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I practice at home, in between phone calls, and have much to do.
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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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This amateurism however, can sometimes be helpful in forging a style; you have to work around your weaknesses.
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