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Send us Fan Mail Legendary drummer Bill Bruford reflects on everything from his drumming hiatus and short-haul European air travel to current projects and favourite tracks to play across his career. It was a real privilege to speak to Bill and hear him discuss his battles with drumming burnout, earning a doctorate in musicology, and what it truly means to find your voice behind the drums. We, of course, spoke about his stint with prog rock giants King Crimson and Yes and focused on a couple of tracks in particular. It was such a pleasure to speak with Bill and gain his insights on so many fascinating topics to do with drums and music—this is one not to miss! 00:00 - Intro 01:25 - Drumming Hiatus 04:40 - Return to Drums 08:00 - Social Media & AI 13:00 - Favourite Tracks 15:50 - Earthworks 16:46 - Indiscipline 20:00 - Bill’s YouTube Channel 21:57 - The Talking Drum 24:01 - Connecting with the Music 26:11 - Advice for Young Bill Bruford 28:40 - Advice for Young Drummers 30:35 - Dream Collaboration 33:40 - The Bruford Sound 32:15 - Ari Hoenig 39:55 - Analysis of a Band’s Sound 41:14 - Small vs. Big Venues Links: Pete Roth website: https://www.peterothtrio.com/ Bill Bruford website: https://billbruford.com/ Bill Bruford YT Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGCjL570rm8Gs8j2d5yenZw If Summer Had Its Ghosts - Bill Bruford, Ralph Towner, Eddie Gómez: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/If_Summer_Had_Its_Ghosts Ari Hoenig: https://www.arihoenig.com/ #billbruford #kingcrimson #progrock #drums 🔗 Want to dive deeper and take your skills to the next level? Visit the Drum Dog website here: https://drum.dog for access to a vast library of lessons from top drummers! 🔔 If you enjoyed this video, don’t forget to like, subscribe, and hit the notification bell for more drumming content, gear reviews, and lessons from some of the world’s best drummers! 💬Join our Discord to chat all things drums! https://discord.gg/TJwFsaZy Support the show

Bill Bruford spent a working life as an internationally-known musician with Yes, King Crimson, Bruford, and Earthworks before stepping out of practice 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, travelling extensively to multiple European and North American institutions. His latest book Uncharted: Creativity and the Expert Drummer , University of Michigan Press (2018), guides the reader through the many dimensions of creative performance, and offers fresh insights into in-the-moment interactional processes in music. Bill lives in the Surrey Hills in the UK with his wife, Carolyn. His life’s work as a musician is well documented on CD and DVD at Summerfold and Winterfold Records and at www.billbruford.com . He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of the group ‘Yes’ in 2017. YouTube Facebook https://billbruford.com

Bill Bruford joins Drum Talk TV’s Dan Shinder and Dan’s son Steven from their podcast Yesshift to talk about the new box set, Bill Bruford: Making a Song and Dance! Due April 29, you can pre-order it here: https://bit.ly/BillBruford-6CDBox Bill Bruford has had a prolific career in the worlds of prog rock and jazz. He was a founding member of Yes, later a member of both King Crimson and UK, and even led his own bands Bruford and Earthworks! Check out the conversation!

This week on the Talkhouse Podcast we’ve got a special treat for the drummers and drum geeks out there: a conversation between Morgan Simpson of Black Midi and Bill Bruford of, as he says in their chat, about 101 bands. That number for Bruford isn’t too far from reality. Over a 40+ year career, he played with some incredible names in the world of progressive music, most notably Yes and King Crimson, but also his own projects, including Earthworks. He’s an astoundingly versatile and musical drummer, and we were delighted to hear that he’s still got his ear to the ground all these years later, as a fan of the relatively young band Black Midi. You can hear it in Morgan Simpson’s voice that he’s both pleased and excited to make Bruford’s acquaintance as part of the podcast—and it’s actually the first episode we’ve recorded in quite some time where the participants are in the same room with each other! Simpson pays Bruford the ultimate drummer compliment when he says that he can recognize his playing within a couple of seconds, and Bruford isn’t shy about his love for Black Midi. He even compares them—rightfully so—to King Crimson. Bruford himself actually retired from performing about 10 years ago, while Black Midi is just getting started. The band released their second album, Cavalcade , in May, and it’s a massively eclectic, fantastic collection of songs—a little more focused than their first, perhaps, but no less rangy and striking. They’ll hit the road for a huge tour this fall, kicking off with a slot at Pitchfork Fest in Chicago. Bruford and Simpson have a lot of fun, as you’ll hear, talking about other drummers—Phil Collins, Billy Cobham, etc—as well as the similarities in their own playing. If you’ve never realized that a snare drum could sound like you’re quote “being slapped around the head with a wet kipper,” then this conversation is for you. Enjoy. Thanks for listening to the Talkhouse Podcast , and thanks so much to Bill Bruford and Morgan Simpson for chatting. If you like what you heard, follow Talkhouse on your favorite podcasting service, and all available social channels. This episode was produced by Melissa Kaplan, and the Talkhouse theme was composed and performed by the Range.