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Harold Budd
American
Composer
About the author
I'm not really a pianist.
Harold Budd,
American
Composer
I'm somebody who plays the piano... sometimes.
Harold Budd,
American
Composer
But that's fine, because I like to have control of the ambience.
Harold Budd,
American
Composer
#Control
I felt Brighton was a perfect ending to a really interesting career.
Harold Budd,
American
Composer
#Career
#Ending
I had to get out of America to get a professional life going where I could actually make a living.
Harold Budd,
American
Composer
#Life
#Living
#America
Sometimes I write them down in musical notation as a trigger to remind me about certain directions to go. Or I can be specific about a sound I'm looking for.
Harold Budd,
American
Composer
#Sound
When a piece is done, I mix it before going on to any other piece.
Harold Budd,
American
Composer