I just returned from vacation wherein I read two prog-drummer auto-bios:
Nick Mason and Bill Bruford.....................
Both are entertaining but very different -- and recommended.
Two points/opinions I previously had not realized:
Before Dark Side, the Floyd rode a wave of British band popularity; not specifically any work they released themselves, but a result of the general wave of the British invasion;
When asked why he would resign from a great band that was just beginning their peak, Bruford replied that he had three reasons:
He opined that CLOSE TO THE EDGE would be the best YES album ever and thought he would go out on top -- he said his thoughts were confirmed as soon as he heard TALES.
He wanted to play a neo-jazz-rock style and the closest group at the time was King Crimson.
He was fed up with Chris Squire's habitual tardiness and felt it was the ultimate insult to constantly keep his band-mates waiting.
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