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Bill Bruford

Autore di Bill Bruford The Autobiography

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Bill Bruford spent a working life as an internationally known musician and teacher before starting to investigate aspects of creativity in popular music performance. Having earned his PhD from the University of Surrey in 2016, he now writes and lectures on the topic. Dr. Bruford was inducted into mostra altro the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of the group Yes in 2017. mostra meno

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Data di nascita
1949-05-17
Sesso
male
Nazionalità
UK
Attività lavorative
Musician

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I’d call the book sociology: The Sociology of Music. Well-written. A few ‘Britishisms’ used, but a fine read. I was interested in the sociology of popular music, and in Bruford. I got plenty of both.
 
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dirving57 | Dec 28, 2018 |
The former Yes and King Crimson drummer (with detours via Genesis, UK and Bruford) shows why he's so widely revered. After all, how many drummers do you know who first become famous as rock drummers and then reinvent themselves as jazz drummers. Along the way, Bill Bruford tries his hand at composition, forms a band with Jeff Berlin and Allan Holdsworth (What is this - the band for the absurdly talented?), gets back together with King Crimson and then finally moves on to jazz drumming. Very cool book, super droll British humour, but it was the section on creativity and how difficult it is to actually do something really new and heartfelt in music that had me in tears. Bruford has since picked up a Ph.D. and written a new book on drummers who are more than just drummers. Amazing dude and seriously, do you really think we get Gavin Harrison or Neil Peart without Bill Bruford paving the way? It was great to see him along with the rest of Yes (Onward Chris Squire) at the Rock Hall of Fame reception in NYC, 2017 with Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson (of Rush) inducting them.… (altro)
 
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anandrajan | 3 altre recensioni | Apr 10, 2018 |
Bill is one of my favorite drummers, but it took me twice to get throught this book.
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DCavin | 3 altre recensioni | Jan 27, 2014 |
Bill Bruford came to fame early as the drummer for progressive rock band Yes before leaving to strike out into more challenging musical territory with King Crimson and then various jazz and jazz-rock groups.

This is a bittersweet autobiography, as it was written at the point at which Bruford had decided, after forty year's active service, to retire from being a professional musician. Bruford is very much a thinking drummer, and this is a thoughtful autobiography. Much of what he says about the problems of maintaining confidence in one's abilities, and of dealing with a rapidly evolving (devolving?) industry, I could identify with from my own (much more modest) writing career.

There is at times a slight whiff of "you young people today don't know how lucky you are" at which I suspect the younger Bruford would have taken umbrage - but this is still well worth reading for those interested in Bruford's musical career or in what it's like to try to maintain a meaningful career in the creative arts.
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timjones | 3 altre recensioni | Dec 26, 2013 |

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23
Utenti
102
Popolarità
#187,251
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Recensioni
5
ISBN
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