Quotes from Harold Budd

I felt Brighton was a perfect ending to a really interesting career.

I'm not really a pianist.

When a piece is done, I mix it before going on to any other piece.

I'm somebody who plays the piano... sometimes.

But that's fine, because I like to have control of the ambience.

I had to get out of America to get a professional life going where I could actually make a living

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.