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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.

~Bill Bruford

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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.

~Bill Bruford

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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.

~Bill Bruford

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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.

~Bill Bruford

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We used to drink an awful lot of alcohol.

~Bill Bruford

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

~Bill Bruford

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The piano is kind of my second instrument.

~Bill Bruford

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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.

~Bill Bruford

Topics: Best Between Feel Get Gigs Practice Shape Stay You I Feel

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

~Bill Bruford

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

~Bill Bruford

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Biography

Nationality: British

Type: Musician

Born: May 17th, 1949

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