I'm bummed. One of my favorite drummers ever, Bill Bruford, has announced that he's hanging up the cleats, and will no longer be performing live. Of course, one immediately wonders what is behind this decision. Hopefully, his health is well.
I will look back with fondness at the shows I've seen with Billy B. They include Yes/Union, King Crimson, Earthworks, with David Torn, and with Patrick Moraz. If I have one regret, it's being too young to have seen him in Yes the first time around, with the 1974 KC lineup, with his Solo Project (Holdsworth, Berlin and Stewart) and with UK.
Bruford is one of a small group of artists that I can honestly say that I listen to at least once a day.
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That's sad news -- will he still be making music in the studio? I can only imagine how hard it must be to be a touring musician. I wonder if he'd just had enough of life on the road.
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