Bill Bruford

Went to see Bruford last night at Hormsey library. He wasn't playing but talking about his career & flogging his autobiography. Seems like a nice chap, free wine too. I was mainly hoping of course to hear about Crimson but there wasn't much said on that topic. At least not 70's KC. He played a little clip of the french performance of Waiting Man that you can see on Youtube (the one that starts with him & Belew playing the Simmonds drums together) & he obviously really liked playing that. When the beat kicks in it's like a serious whack in the face - pretty fantastic.
I'm not sure myself whether or not his idea of the computer-based music of today being a bad idea is really worth much. I feel the computer is just another tool to aid you create. Bands still have to go out & do the grind as he did when Yes were starting out. He didn't sound bitter but some of his patter seemed slightly patronising to me. You can tell he's done some teaching in the past. It's a shame he's retired so I'll never get to see him play Red with Fripp et all.