“Second edition of Earthworks I have the more traditional compositional approach, namely I write a piece from the piano.” Bill Bruford
“The best practice you can get is on the bandstand, but in between gigs I feel I have to stay in shape.” Bill Bruford
“At the end of the whole day of working with people you want some privacy.” Bill Bruford
“We used to drink an awful lot of alcohol.” Bill Bruford
“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 … Read More
“My harmony is passable but is usually made more eloquent at the hands of Steve Hamilton.” Bill Bruford
“People come with expectations and as a bandleader I constantly try to remind the audience to leave its expectations in the lobby.” Bill Bruford
“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 … Read More
“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.” … Read More
“If I was hearing something I couldn’t do, I would figure out how to do it.” Bill Bruford
“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 … Read More
“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 … Read More
“This amateurism however, can sometimes be helpful in forging a style; you have to work around your weaknesses.” Bill Bruford
“I practice at home, in between phone calls, and have much to do.” Bill Bruford
“The piano is kind of my second instrument.” Bill Bruford
“I don’t really remember a whole lot of sex, drugs and rock n’ roll, really.” Bill Bruford
“I seldom play in a trio, but acoustic music is likely to be lighter, quicker, and quieter.” Bill Bruford
“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
“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 … Read More
“And I like messing around in the engine room of music. Seeing what happens in the rhythm section area.” Bill Bruford
