Harold Budd

Harold Budd
Harold Buddis an American avant-garde composer and poet. He was born in Los Angeles, and raised in the Mojave Desert. He has developed a style of playing piano he terms "soft pedal"...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionComposer
Date of Birth24 May 1936
CountryUnited States of America
childhood worst terrible
My childhood was absolutely the worst place I've ever been," "It was terrible.
certain directions musical specific trigger
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.
brighton felt
I felt Brighton was a perfect ending to a really interesting career.
But that's fine, because I like to have control of the ambience.
america professional-life
I had to get out of America to get a professional life going where I could actually make a living
piano play sometimes
I'm somebody who plays the piano... sometimes
done pieces
When a piece is done, I mix it before going on to any other piece