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> [I think there's a lot more freedom in doing the solo thing. It's almost like switching bands every time I do an album. Once this fourth one is out, I think it's going to be apparent that every record is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jay-reatard/i-think-there-s-a-lot-more-freedom-in-doing-the-solo-thing-it-s/)

[Jay Reatard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jay-reatard/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/43d/jay-reatard-40665_album_i-think-there-s-a-lot-more-freedom-in-do_722339.jpg)

## More by Jay Reatard

> [I try to listen to a lot of music when I'm in the mixing process of a record, when I'm in post-production and trying…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jay-reatard/i-try-to-listen-to-a-lot-of-music-when-i-m-in-the-mixing-process-of-a/)

[Jay Reatard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jay-reatard/)

> [I think there's a lot more freedom in doing the solo thing. It's almost like switching bands every time I do an album. Once…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jay-reatard/i-think-there-s-a-lot-more-freedom-in-doing-the-solo-thing-it-s/)

[Jay Reatard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jay-reatard/)

> [During the writing process, I tend not to listen to too much music. I obviously wear a lot of influences on my sleeve, but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jay-reatard/during-the-writing-process-i-tend-not-to-listen-to-too-much-music-i/)

[Jay Reatard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jay-reatard/)

> [I really don't think records should be made in the manner where you sit and write, and when you're finished writing, you start recording.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jay-reatard/i-really-don-t-think-records-should-be-made-in-the-manner-where-you/)

[Jay Reatard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jay-reatard/)

> [In a live environment, the more bodies you put in a room, the more energy there will be. That's a real big payoff. That's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jay-reatard/in-a-live-environment-the-more-bodies-you-put-in-a-room-the-more/)

[Jay Reatard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jay-reatard/)

> [There was a moment when I was getting death threats and bullshit via the Internet, so I was being a little more conscious and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jay-reatard/there-was-a-moment-when-i-was-getting-death-threats-and-bullshit-via/)

[Jay Reatard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jay-reatard/)

> [“I was tossed into this place, I'll be tossed out, and all the stuff in between is a big fuckin' fight.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jay-reatard/i-was-tossed-into-this-place-i-ll-be-tossed-out-and-all-the-stuff-in/)

[Jay Reatard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jay-reatard/)

> [A single is really quick, man. You can get it out, and in two months have it on your merch table. And albums can…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jay-reatard/a-single-is-really-quick-man-you-can-get-it-out-and-in-two-months/)

[Jay Reatard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jay-reatard/)

> [I try to listen to a lot of music when I'm in the mixing process of a record, when I'm in post-production and trying…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jay-reatard/i-try-to-listen-to-a-lot-of-music-when-i-m-in-the-mixing-process-of-a-2/)

[Jay Reatard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jay-reatard/)

> [It takes ten times longer to get rid of your reputation than it does to make it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jay-reatard/it-takes-ten-times-longer-to-get-rid-of-your-reputation-than-it-does/)

[Jay Reatard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jay-reatard/)

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