KeenBrain
KeenBrain
KeenBrain

Bill Bruford Quotes


Share this page on

Quotes by Bill Bruford

Showing 1-10 of 27 Quotes by 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 reason. We're all a little wiser.

~Bill Bruford

Topics: Amount Coke Drink Ghastly Good Good Reason Huge Huge Amounts Little Much Nearly Now People Reason Scotch Sweet Which Wiser

Keywords: None


Suggest an Edit


Cite the source


Save to Favorites


Collect


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

Topics: As Far As Because Building Came Case Confined Did Far Gig Hours House Leave Lived Make More Most Notice Out Property Same Somewhere Than Through Twelve Twenty-Four Us Were You I Can

Keywords: None


Suggest an Edit


Cite the source


Save to Favorites


Collect


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

Topics: Anything Come Connected Happened In The Past May Offer Past Whatever

Keywords: None


Suggest an Edit


Cite the source


Save to Favorites


Collect


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

Topics: American Backgrounds Been Could Different Five Guys Hard Mars Social Totally Understand Very Were

Keywords: None


Suggest an Edit


Cite the source


Save to Favorites


Collect


We used to drink an awful lot of alcohol.

~Bill Bruford

Topics: Alcohol Awful Awful Lot Drink Lot Used

Keywords: None


Suggest an Edit


Cite the source


Save to Favorites


Collect


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

~Bill Bruford

Topics: Around Helpful However Sometimes Style Weaknesses Work You Your

Keywords: None


Suggest an Edit


Cite the source


Save to Favorites


Collect


The piano is kind of my second instrument.

~Bill Bruford

Topics: Instrument Kind Piano Second

Keywords: None


Suggest an Edit


Cite the source


Save to Favorites


Collect


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

Keywords: None


Suggest an Edit


Cite the source


Save to Favorites


Collect


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

~Bill Bruford

Topics: Awful Had Room Sometimes Tony

Keywords: None


Suggest an Edit


Cite the source


Save to Favorites


Collect


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

~Bill Bruford

Topics: Amateur Bits Classic Holes Know Large Some Technique Tricky Very

Keywords: None


Suggest an Edit


Cite the source


Save to Favorites


Collect


Biography

Nationality: British

Type: Musician

Born: May 17th, 1949

Links

Find Bill Bruford on Amazon

Related Authors

Eric Clapton
Brian Eno
George Harrison
Freddie Mercury
Jimmy Page
Robert Plant
Sting
Roger Waters

Popular Authors

Ludwig Van Beethoven George W. Bush Kurt Cobain Frederick Douglass F. Scott Fitzgerald Billie Jean King Walter Scott E. E. Cummings

Change your beliefs...change your life.

Get a related quote or insight every day.

(it's 100% free)

Follow Us On

Today's Birthdays

1958 - Neil Degrasse Tyson

1600 - Thomas Goodwin

1703 - Jonathan Edwards

1713 - Denis Diderot

1824 - Henry Chadwick

1830 - Chester A. Arthur

1879 - John Erskine

1882 - Robert H. Goddard

1887 - Rene Cassin

1902 - Ray Kroc

Birthdays on October 5th
All Birthdays

Popular Topics

Art Brainy Father's Day Food God Learning Marriage Parenting