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An interesting aspect of Cameron is that his drumming is deeply influenced by the fusion drummers of the seventies, especially Bill Bruford. Many Cameron fans may not be aware of these influences. However, Cameron's command of groove and space demonstrates these roots. As Cameron says, "Listening to a lot of Bruford prepared me supremely to play in Soundgarden." Cameron emphasized that (Bruford's) placement of fives and sevens as critical to writing the drum parts for the new record.
Q: Which drummers have been an inspiration to you?
Danny Carey: In the prog world, Bill Bruford (King Crimson, Yes, Bruford). He was always really free thinking about electronic drums and things like that and I always appreciated that a lot, especially at one point when all of a sudden it became so uncool to use electronic drums, but I just thought, 'Ah, man, everyone should do what pleases themselves'. So yes, he was a big influence in that way. [...]
Bill is a great drummer and probably a very intelligent guy. He wrote a fantastic book where he's saying many intelligent things about the music business and other musicians.
Q: Which players have most influenced that aspect of your style, especially with respect to the polyrhythms?
Chris Pennie: [...] I would have to say Bill Bruford from King Crimson and Yes [...]
Q: You must have a big list of drummer influences.
Brann Dailor: [...] for prog, definitely Phil Collins and Bill Bruford. [...]
[...] The self-taught Harris has always taken a minimalist approach to the more complex odd-meter material–until now. "Danny Carey turned me onto the drumming of Bill Bruford," explains Harris. "Once I started checking out what Bruford was doing, and how he was constantly creating new musical ideas on the drums and exploring unique drumset configurations, it inspired me to open up my playing and explore different drumming concepts for our new music."
Q: Who are some of your biggest influences?
Gene Hoglan: [...] Bill Bruford was a big 'un, with the 80's version of King Crimson [...]
Q: You also have quite the admiration for Bill Bruford…
Adrian Younge: Oh yeah, dude he is just amazing. King Crimson and anything else he was a part of was quality work. His work on the drums was so sick dude. I love his approach because he doesn't do too much, but the little things that he does are very syncopated and interesting. That dude just creates unique compositional soundscapes.
Q: Which drummers have been an inspiration to you?
Danny Carey: In the prog world, Bill Bruford (King Crimson, Yes, Bruford). He was always really free thinking about electronic drums and things like that and I always appreciated that a lot, especially at one point when all of a sudden it became so uncool to use electronic drums, but I just thought, 'Ah, man, everyone should do what pleases themselves'. So yes, he was a big influence in that way. [...]
An interesting aspect of Cameron is that his drumming is deeply influenced by the fusion drummers of the seventies, especially Bill Bruford. Many Cameron fans may not be aware of these influences. However, Cameron's command of groove and space demonstrates these roots. As Cameron says, "Listening to a lot of Bruford prepared me supremely to play in Soundgarden." Cameron emphasized that (Bruford's) placement of fives and sevens as critical to writing the drum parts for the new record.
Q: Who are some of your biggest influences?
Gene Hoglan: [...] Bill Bruford was a big 'un, with the 80's version of King Crimson [...]
Bill is a great drummer and probably a very intelligent guy. He wrote a fantastic book where he's saying many intelligent things about the music business and other musicians.
