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Bill Bruford Quotes:

Bill Bruford quotes

Ocupation: Drummer

Life: b. May 17, 1949

Birthday: May 17

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We used to drink an awful lot of alcohol.

Topics: Alcohol, Awful, Drink

quote but what i think my emphasis is is on the fact that i like music a lot bill bruford Quotes

And I like messing around in the engine room of music. Seeing what happens in the rhythm section area.

Topics: Rooms, Rhythm, Rhythm Section, Sections

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.

Topics: Sweet, Scotch, People

But what I think my emphasis is, is on the fact that I like music a lot.

Topics: Thinking, Facts, Emphasis

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.

Topics: Writing, Two, Musician, Good Information

I don't really remember a whole lot of sex, drugs and rock n' roll, really.

source: - Personal Quote, www.imdb.com.

Topics: Sex, Rocks, Drug, Sex Drugs

I listen to Bill Stewart play the drums and when I have finished doing that, I listen to Bill Stewart.

Topics: Play, Bills

If I was hearing something I couldn't do, I would figure out how to do it.

Topics: Hearing, Figures

My harmony is passable but is usually made more eloquent at the hands of Steve Hamilton.

Topics: Hands, Harmony, Made, Hamilton

So I have the classic amateur's technique; I know some very tricky bits and I have large gaping holes.

Topics: Technique, Classic, Holes

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.

Topics: Usa, Guy, Different

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

Topics: Style, Weakness, Helpful

Plus I am being hounded by all the fabulous new drummers, Bill Stewart at the head of the pack.

Topics: Bills, Fabulous, Drummer

At the end of the whole day of working with people you want some privacy.

Topics: People, Want, Privacy

Sometimes I had to room with Tony Kaye and that was awful.

Topics: Fear, Awful, Rooms

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.

Topics: Essence, Discipline, Sound

I practice at home, in between phone calls, and have much to do.

Topics: Home, Practice, Phones

The best practice you can get is on the bandstand, but in between gigs I feel I have to stay in shape.

Topics: Practice, Shapes, Gigs, Best Practices

I seldom play in a trio, but acoustic music is likely to be lighter, quicker, and quieter.

Topics: Play, Acoustic Music, Acoustics, Trios, Lighters

The piano is kind of my second instrument.

Topics: Piano, Kind, Instruments

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.

Topics: Stars, Holding On, Tricks

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.

Topics: People, Surround Yourself, Indifferent

Drummers haven't managed to develop their individuality quite as well as guitarists have. We can be so focused on the nuts and bolts that we overlook the importance of individuality - the broader picture, if you will.

Topics: Nuts, Individuality, Drummer, Nuts And Bolts

A rock band used to be four guys and a drummer. Now it's five guys sitting around reading manuals!

Topics: Reading, Rocks, Guy, Rock Bands

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.

Topics: Sides, Entertainment, Music Is

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.

Topics: Player, Band, Information, Good Information

People come with expectations and as a bandleader I constantly try to remind the audience to leave its expectations in the lobby.

Topics: People, Expectations, Trying

Second edition of Earthworks I have the more traditional compositional approach, namely I write a piece from the piano.

Topics: Writing, Piano, Pieces

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