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 BRUFORDI seldom play in a trio, but acoustic music is likely to be lighter, quicker, and quieter.
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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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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So he kind of nudged me and sort of prodded me into it. I picked it up slowly. Then I learned more about chords and harmony and I just kept adding to that.
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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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I listen to Bill Stewart play the drums and when I have finished doing that, I listen to Bill Stewart.
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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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So I have the classic amateur’s technique; I know some very tricky bits and I have large gaping holes.
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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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Sometimes I had to room with Tony Kaye and that was awful.
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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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I don’t really remember a whole lot of sex, drugs and rock n’ roll, really.
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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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If I was hearing something I couldn’t do, I would figure out how to do it.
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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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We were from totally different social backgrounds. This is what is very hard for an American to understand, but we could have been five guys from Mars.
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