Quotes by Bill Bruford

Bill Bruford

English drummer, composer and producer

Lived from: 1949 -

Category: Music | Politics

Born: 17 may 1949

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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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  • 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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  • 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.
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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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  • If it's fast, no I don't have enough piano technique. In that case, it's probably been done on some kind of synthesizer or sequencer. Then the score can then be printed out and so forth.
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  • My harmony is passable but is usually made more eloquent at the hands of Steve Hamilton.
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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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  • This amateurism however, can sometimes be helpful in forging a style; you have to work around your weaknesses.
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  • We all lived in the same house, or most of us did. And as far as I can make out we were confined to the property, because at twenty-four hours' notice we'd have to do a gig somewhere. So you couldn't leave the building for more than twelve hours in case a gig came through.
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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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  • Whatever I have come to offer, I have come to offer and it may or may not be connected to anything that has happened in the past.
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What are the most famous quotes from Bill Bruford?

The two most famous quotes from Bill Bruford are:

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

When did Bill Bruford live?

Bill Bruford is still alive and was born in 1949.