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Plus I am being hounded by all the fabulous new drummers, Bill Stewart at the head of the pack.

~Bill Bruford

Topics: Am Being Bill Drummers Fabulous Head New Pack Plus I Am

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My harmony is passable but is usually made more eloquent at the hands of Steve Hamilton.

~Bill Bruford

Topics: Eloquent Hamilton Hands Harmony Made More Steve

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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.

~Bill Bruford

Topics: Been Case Done Enough Fast Forth Kind Out Piano Printed Score Some Technique Then

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If I was hearing something I couldn't do, I would figure out how to do it.

~Bill Bruford

Topics: Figure Hearing How Out Something Would

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I seldom play in a trio, but acoustic music is likely to be lighter, quicker, and quieter.

~Bill Bruford

Topics: Acoustic Lighter Likely Music Play Quicker Quieter Seldom Trio

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I saw it as a challenge to play with Pat and we put hours and hours into it, usually on the bus. The trick was to find something that we both wanted to play within our different styles which would add up to being greater than the sum of its parts.

~Bill Bruford

Topics: Add Being Both Bus Challenge Different Different Styles Find Greater Hours Hours And Hours Our Parts Pat Play Put Saw Something Styles Sum Than Trick Up Wanted Which Within Would

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I practice at home, in between phone calls, and have much to do.

~Bill Bruford

Topics: Between Calls Home Much Phone Phone Calls Practice

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I mean, Chris is, I'm sure, a wonderful guy. But in those days he also very, very late. For all appointments and departures and arrivals and sound checks and anything.

~Bill Bruford

Topics: Also Anything Appointments Arrival Checks Chris Days Guy He Late Mean Sound Sure Those Very Wonderful

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I listen to Bill Stewart play the drums and when I have finished doing that, I listen to Bill Stewart.

~Bill Bruford

Topics: Bill Doing Drums Finished Listen Play

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I have been steadily exchanging a rock audience who were nervous about what they had just bought for a jazz audience who not only were happy with their purchase, but are increasingly coming again.

~Bill Bruford

Topics: About Again Audience Been Bought Coming Exchanging Had Happy Increasingly Jazz Just Nervous Only Purchase Rock Steadily Were Who

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Biography

Nationality: British

Type: Musician

Born: May 17th, 1949

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