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.
BILL BRUFORDThis amateurism however, can sometimes be helpful in forging a style; you have to work around your weaknesses.
More Bill Bruford Quotes
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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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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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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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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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Second edition of Earthworks I have the more traditional compositional approach, namely I write a piece from the piano.
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I practice at home, in between phone calls, and have much to do.
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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 listen to Bill Stewart play the drums and when I have finished doing that, I listen to Bill Stewart.
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I don’t really remember a whole lot of sex, drugs and rock n’ roll, really.
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We used to drink an awful lot of alcohol.
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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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At the end of the whole day of working with people you want some privacy.
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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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