Love Dr Bruford. He sold off a lot of his drum and studio gear last year (being long retired from the music business) and my prize possession is now an SM57 microphone with a tape label reading "Bill Snare".
It was an ebay auction. I bought 2 SM57s (because I can find a use for them once in person life starts again) and they cost me around £90 each which isn't ridiculous for a used Shure mic. But some of the percussion items sold for really silly money. There were also some full drum kits which sold for a lot but that might just have been the going rate for a "vintage" kit, especially one with this provenance. They were sold through Graham Russell Drums. If you find their RUclips channel, there's a great interview with Bill talking about the gear (and also being suckered into talking about his career :). The listings are also still on ebay if you want to skim them - www.ebay.co.uk/str/grahamrusselldrums?rt=nc&LH_Sold=1&_bkw=bruford
Love the interview - It seems that the records that were the most emotionally tumultuous for him are my favorites. (Close to the Edge and UK come to mind)
00:00 - Intro 00:46 - Start of Bill Bruford Interview 01:46 - The advantage of making a name for himself in bands like Yes, Genesis, and King Crimson 02:45 - His thoughts on touring with Genesis 03:49 - What attracts him to the U.S. market 05:40 - What he wants to tell people about his music 07:17 - Why he left Yes to join Robert Fripp and King Crimson 07:54 - How and why Fripp tried to cancel King Crimson’s July 1, 1974, Central Park concert 12:12 - How he sees himself 12:53 - Whether he’s wealthy 13:05 - His thoughts on progressive rock supergroup UK 13:49 - What music he was listening to 16:23 - Whether he would sacrifice a song to sell a million records 17:50 - Could there be a record company that existed on goodwill
Hi Russ, believe it or not, this is the cleaned-up version. 😁 The challenge is some of the noise is at the same frequency as the voice. So it's a balancing act of taking out the noise but not the voice...You should hear the original..lol..If you have any suggestions happy to learn something. -Alan
Mumbling?? I clearly heard him say, "an attitude that". Which, in itself is kind of amazing because, if the captions weren't included, I doubt I'd be able to understand most of this because of the bad sound.
Back then, I used a cassette recorder that I plugged in. But it's entirely possible that the recorder might have been a little off. I never expected anyone to hear these tapes, so I never worried much about the sound quality. I wish I'd known.
@@marcallan4419 - That makes sense - I had several small portable cassette machines back then and they all ran at slightly different speeds. In this case it sounds a little hyperactive to me, but not so much that it interferes with the interview, which is fascinating. I always figured that Bruford would be kind of severe and intimidating, and he does sound intense here, but his dry sense of humor comes through at times.
I think Bill just talks very quickly. Which makes the transcription interesting - my favourite mishearing is "ordeal by fire" transcribed as "audio by fire". :)
@@infowarriorone Me too. I had a great interview with Fripp about Exposure, but that one is completely inaudible. The other one is from the League of Gentlemen tour, and Fripp is in a particularly pissy mood.
@@marcallan4419 The LOG one sounds really interesting. That was a phenomenal band live, though I was too young at the time to have seen them play. Fripp has made many of the gigs available as soundboard cassette recordings on DGMLive. I believe they recorded most of their tours for the short time they were together. If you could post that interview some time in the future that would be great, it's quite a rarity.
i guess he was not a millionaire then. yes made money at touring and he left before they got into stride their. EG famously ripped everyone off, so I bet bill was cozy upper middle class and no more. Krimso did not get paid for touring in the 70's either btw.
Love Dr Bruford. He sold off a lot of his drum and studio gear last year (being long retired from the music business) and my prize possession is now an SM57 microphone with a tape label reading "Bill Snare".
Sweet!! Was it an auction? What's a Bruford drum mic go for?
It was an ebay auction. I bought 2 SM57s (because I can find a use for them once in person life starts again) and they cost me around £90 each which isn't ridiculous for a used Shure mic. But some of the percussion items sold for really silly money. There were also some full drum kits which sold for a lot but that might just have been the going rate for a "vintage" kit, especially one with this provenance.
They were sold through Graham Russell Drums. If you find their RUclips channel, there's a great interview with Bill talking about the gear (and also being suckered into talking about his career :). The listings are also still on ebay if you want to skim them - www.ebay.co.uk/str/grahamrusselldrums?rt=nc&LH_Sold=1&_bkw=bruford
@@philwildcroft1764 Lover hearing the backstory, thank you. The SM57 is a staple in the audio world.
You can use the SM57 to hammer nails into the stage, then plug it in, and it will work perfectly!
Always a pleasure to hear Bill Bruford talk about his life in music.
Love the interview - It seems that the records that were the most emotionally tumultuous for him are my favorites. (Close to the Edge and UK come to mind)
I agree. And he seems to be good at compartmentalizing and making clean breaks, doesn't he?
He was right about the industry, ten tears later it took a real beating when sampling was affordable to many
00:00 - Intro
00:46 - Start of Bill Bruford Interview
01:46 - The advantage of making a name for himself in bands like Yes, Genesis, and King Crimson
02:45 - His thoughts on touring with Genesis
03:49 - What attracts him to the U.S. market
05:40 - What he wants to tell people about his music
07:17 - Why he left Yes to join Robert Fripp and King Crimson
07:54 - How and why Fripp tried to cancel King Crimson’s July 1, 1974, Central Park concert
12:12 - How he sees himself
12:53 - Whether he’s wealthy
13:05 - His thoughts on progressive rock supergroup UK
13:49 - What music he was listening to
16:23 - Whether he would sacrifice a song to sell a million records
17:50 - Could there be a record company that existed on goodwill
Had no idea he played with gong. Thanks for sharing this gem of a video
Thanks, stinkfoot!
Thanks for checking it out.
This is a really interesting interview,regardless of sound quality.There are ways to clean up the sound digitally(audacity is great for that)
Hi Russ, believe it or not, this is the cleaned-up version. 😁 The challenge is some of the noise is at the same frequency as the voice. So it's a balancing act of taking out the noise but not the voice...You should hear the original..lol..If you have any suggestions happy to learn something. -Alan
WOW!!!🤟🤟🤟🤟🤟🤟🤟
Mumbling?? I clearly heard him say, "an attitude that". Which, in itself is kind of amazing because, if the captions weren't included, I doubt I'd be able to understand most of this because of the bad sound.
Is the Central Park concert they're talking about the same one where the Easy Money/Guts On My Side footage is from?
Very interesting interview, thanks for sharing. Could the tape be running a little fast? The voices sound a tad high and fast and chipmunk-y to me.
Back then, I used a cassette recorder that I plugged in. But it's entirely possible that the recorder might have been a little off. I never expected anyone to hear these tapes, so I never worried much about the sound quality. I wish I'd known.
@@marcallan4419 - That makes sense - I had several small portable cassette machines back then and they all ran at slightly different speeds. In this case it sounds a little hyperactive to me, but not so much that it interferes with the interview, which is fascinating. I always figured that Bruford would be kind of severe and intimidating, and he does sound intense here, but his dry sense of humor comes through at times.
I think Bill just talks very quickly.
Which makes the transcription interesting - my favourite mishearing is "ordeal by fire" transcribed as "audio by fire". :)
@@philwildcroft1764 I hear you...You will never know how much time goes into the transcription process and still mistakes. lol
Good ear..Many of these tapes are 30-40 years old. When I dub them it was the first time anyone had to play them since the time of recording. -Alan
Great interview. Do you happen to have the interview with Robert Fripp that is mentioned in this recording?
I’m not sure, but I’ll check. The sound on the Fripp interviews is terrible, which is one reason we haven’t released them.
@@marcallan4419 Thanks. I'm a huge Fripp fan, as well as Bruford.
@@infowarriorone Me too. I had a great interview with Fripp about Exposure, but that one is completely inaudible. The other one is from the League of Gentlemen tour, and Fripp is in a particularly pissy mood.
@@marcallan4419 The LOG one sounds really interesting. That was a phenomenal band live, though I was too young at the time to have seen them play. Fripp has made many of the gigs available as soundboard cassette recordings on DGMLive. I believe they recorded most of their tours for the short time they were together. If you could post that interview some time in the future that would be great, it's quite a rarity.
@@marcallan4419 Pissy and he likes to hear himself pontificate.
ohh but we later heard his voice in the hillarious king crimson barber shop acapella song lol
"Are you wealthy?" .....his net worth is $10 million
Yeah but did have that kind of loot in 1980?
@@AlanBerry I bet he did from royalties
@@keredsilloc4095 See, I would have thought that too. But in a world where albums were $3.99 and concert tickets were less than $10, who knows?
i guess he was not a millionaire then.
yes made money at touring and he left before they got into stride their.
EG famously ripped everyone off, so I bet bill was cozy upper middle class and no more.
Krimso did not get paid for touring in the 70's either btw.