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Breaking the rules…..

By The Cross-Eyed Pianist | June 11, 2017

“Breaking the rules is what makes music unique. But you have to know what the rules are before you can break them” 

– Rick Wakeman, speaking on BBC Radio 4’s Desert Island Discs.

Listen to the whole programme here

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