I've always had money because of my early success with Cream, so I tell young musicians to aim to write their own material, because owning the composition rights makes a very big difference. Jack Bruce aimbigcomposition Change image and share on social
I was 16 when I got a scholarship to study classical composition at a conservatory. By that time I had already listened to Scottish folksong with my mother, sung in church choirs, and had sung solo with Benjamin Britten conducting. Jack Bruce benjaminbrittenchoir share on social
Well all the big companies are really panicked by the internet thing and all that, and sales went down, although sales have gone up again in this country a bit and also the big companies, because they're so big, they need big sales really so they're not really interested. Jack Bruce bigbitecompany share on social
I know he played on the last record but I don't wake up in the middle of the night thinking of Eric Clapton. Jack Bruce claptonericmiddle Change image and share on social
Between now and then and I just felt it was ready and it was a long enough period gone by. I obviously didn't want to hurt anybody, you know. It was done out of a genuine memorial or tribute whatever you want to call it. Jack Bruce callfeltgenuine share on social
I've always been interested in any kind of great music, and African music is, I think, the source of it all. Jack Bruce africangreathave Change image and share on social
We all have roles in life. I'm a dad, a husband, this and that, but basically I only feel justified in being alive when I'm on the stage. Jack Bruce alivebasicallydad Change image and share on social
Thankfully I'm not endlessly ambitious, but I have done some crazy ambitious things like buying an island off the west coast of Scotland in the late Sixties. Jack Bruce ambitiousbuycoast Change image and share on social
Well I like everything but my first love has always been piano because when I started out there was a piano in my house and it was there so I just started tinkling on it really so it's always been my first love. Jack Bruce houselovepiano share on social
I think I'm an okay parent, but I'd put myself in the category of a musician-who-happened-to-become-a-father. I'm definitely not a father-who-happened-to-be-a-musician. Jack Bruce categoryfatherhappen Change image and share on social
