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 BrufordI didn't write any music at all, and then, I remember Jon Anderson being very insistent saying that there were two kinds of musicians: the ones who wrote music and the ones who didn't. And clearly the ones who wrote music were more superior human beings in his mind. So he kind of nudged me and sort of prodded me into it. I picked it up slowly. Then I learned more about chords and harmony and I just kept adding to that. 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.
Bill BrufordEntertainment is about telling everybody that everything is alright but music is on the side of the upsetters and that's where I'm at.
Bill BrufordPeople come with expectations and as a bandleader I constantly try to remind the audience to leave its expectations in the lobby.
Bill Bruford