And if Bill Bruford is the chosen one then you have much more to learn than drums. Simply because as with all great persons their personality goes way beyond their art or profession and Mr. Bruford is no exception. I'm not gonna follow the easy way of making a long post placing details about him that anyone can find on the net (in case you don't know him you have probably already clicked the wiki link on his name anyway). Besides, a guy who founded a band like Yes and later joined bands like King Crimson and Genesis doesn't need a guy like me to be introduced to the masses. In other words this man has participated in the crème de la crème of Progressive Rock. The list of people who can only wish they were in the best bands of one of the best genres is endless.
This colossal drummer has recently started his own YouTube channel and this brings us closer to what triggered this post. By the way, I must say I'm so glad that social media give the chance to retired but still impressive guys like him to share their awesomeness while some of them can still make this way some much needed money (though I don't think he is among the ones who need the latter that much). Is there gonna be one day that the Bill Bruford of the future will share his videos on 
So, time for the reason behind this post which is the following video - teaser of his interview:
Words of wisdom come out of Bruford's mouth from the very first seconds. See below what a creative way he found to define creativity:
"A quality of a relationship between 2 or more people who are in a common search for understanding or for meaning perhaps. And I think it's the ability to enact and communicate significant difference"
He soon proceeds in describing how he just couldn't play a simple rock beat anymore. I'm not that surprised knowing the kind of music he's been playing for decades but let's allow him do the talking in his own Anglo Saxonically precise words:
"...finally my limbs couldn't knock out a standard rock beat because my brain was saying "I can't hear any music here". It's scary isn't it?"
A couple of lines later he speaks some of his best in my opinion which also unveil how smart he is (precondition to be wise as he is) in decoding other people's behaviour. Once again, it's obviously better to let him do the talking:
"I think drummers tend to prioritise making music work over making it matter"
(You have to listen how he colours the word "matter" giving it the necessary emphasis. I am not putting timestamps, call me lazy all you want but it's only because the video is too short and good to regret watching it in its entirety).
I can't agree more with Mr. Bruford but I think that's a symptom among most musicians anyway. More lust for fame over need for innovation. More practical approach over an artistic one.Combined with the on going corrosion of music industry which keeps evolving over the last decades as less music and more industry explains why we struggle to find substantially new listenings. When both sides (musicians and industry) share the same vision of making dough in the fastest/easiest way possible there's not much to expect.
History is a summary of periodically repeated good times and bad times so things might go the other way round sometime in the future. Till then,