46 Quotes by 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.

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.

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

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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.