Bill Bruford The Autobiography
by Bill Bruford
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Author: Bill BrufordEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2009-02-01
ISBN: 1906002231
Number of pages: 352
Publisher: Jawbone Press
Summary of Bill Bruford The Autobiography
Bill Bruford ä once called the godfather of progressive-rock drumming ä has been at the top of his profession for four decades playing with Yes King Crimson Genesis Earthworks and many more. �The Autobiography� is his memoir of life at the heart of prog rock art rock and modern jazz. It is an honest entertaining well-written account of life on the road and in the studio ä rubbing shoulders with the famous the less famous and the infamous and creating an impressive tally of great music. A rock musician with the temperament of a classical musician who became a jazz musician Bruford defies all the clich©s about drummers. He says: You write what you have to write you play what you have to play because you can't sleep at night. If you can sleep at night you shouldn't be doing this anyway. From time to time at polite dinner parties someone will ask Bill what he does. He replies that he is a musician. Yes but what do you really do? retorts the enquirer. This unusual funny and insightful music memoir answers the question.Instruments & Performers Books
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