COTM - Feature #197 - Bill Bruford

[mariocc]

Bill Bruford is in my playlist ,,several ,, all the time. What a musician. No words about him and progressive music.,,about EArthworks and all lineups ,,just impressive. Beyond jazz..for all those explorer listeners and fans enjoy most.
for that reason it has tricky to understand his retirement.tehese years..here something I found to explain it and maybe it could be interesting for you
taken from an interview :
"The last record I heard from the great Max Roach before he died was unpleasant to listen to," Bruford said, with trademark honesty. "You know, drumming involves motor functions, and there was daylight between him and the bass player. They weren't even close.

"I'm unhappy with this idea that jazz guys have to go on forever, endlessly doing gigs that get worse and worse and then you die in a hotel room," he said, voice crackling on the telephone line from his home near London. "If you're a geriatric rock guy, like the Rolling Stones, you're too stupid or drunk or drugged to know when to stop. If you're a jazz guy, you're not supposed to have enough money to stop. But I want to quit right on the head. Why wait until it gets horrible?"