187: Bill Bruford (Yes, King Crimson, Earthworks, UK, Genesis, Bruford)

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Recorded10 Oct 2018

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Bill Bruford's instantly identifiable sound and brilliant sense of composition made him the defining drummer of the progressive rock movement; but at age 60, after four decades in the music business, Bill unceremoniously walked away. Bill tells Joe about: being a young jazz elitist; "leveraging himself sideways" from an upper-middle class family to the seedy life of a musician; doing a lot with "a modest amount of talent"; the creative dynamics of Yes and King Crimson; how he achieved his signature snare sound; retirement; and earning a doctorate from The University of Surrey. During the course of the conversation, Joe and Bill also christen a new band, Wongford. This is a can't-miss episode with one of the all-time greats.

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