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I 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 Bruford

This amateurism however, can sometimes be helpful in forging a style; you have to work around your weaknesses.
BILL BRUFORD

Helpful Style Weakness
At the end of the whole day of working with people you want some privacy.
BILL BRUFORD

End People Privacy Want Whole
I practice at home, in between phone calls, and have much to do.
BILL BRUFORD

Home Phones Practice
I don’t really remember a whole lot of sex, drugs and rock n’ roll, really.
BILL BRUFORD

Drug Remember Rocks Sex
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.
BILL BRUFORD

Holding Stars Tricks Uniqueness
I listen to Bill Stewart play the drums and when I have finished doing that, I listen to Bill Stewart.
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Bills Finished Listen Play
I seldom play in a trio, but acoustic music is likely to be lighter, quicker, and quieter.
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Acoustic Acoustics Music Play
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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Great Things Information Players Question Way
And I like messing around in the engine room of music. Seeing what happens in the rhythm section area.
BILL BRUFORD

Areas Rhythm Rooms
I 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 BRUFORD

Musician Remember Two Writing
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.
BILL BRUFORD

Good People Scotch Sweet
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 BRUFORD

Discipline Essence Intention Sound
Plus I am being hounded by all the fabulous new drummers, Bill Stewart at the head of the pack.
BILL BRUFORD

Bills Drummer Fabulous
The piano is kind of my second instrument.
BILL BRUFORD

Instruments Kind Piano
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.
BILL BRUFORD

Entertainment Music Sides
We used to drink an awful lot of alcohol.
BILL BRUFORD

Alcohol Awful Fear

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