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> [When I was in the studio doing 'Hungry Eyes,' we had to make it an '80s record, but we wanted it to feel like the '60s.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-carmen/when-i-was-in-the-studio-doing-hungry-eyes-we-had-to-make-it-an-80s/)

[Eric Carmen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-carmen/)

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## More by Eric Carmen

> [I noticed that on the Beach Boys' 'Pet Sounds' record they could get away with racy lyrics like that because of how they looked…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-carmen/i-noticed-that-on-the-beach-boys-pet-sounds-record-they-could-get/)

[Eric Carmen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-carmen/)

> [I can make a record when I think I have a good one.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-carmen/i-can-make-a-record-when-i-think-i-have-a-good-one/)

[Eric Carmen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-carmen/)

> [Soundtracks are made all the time that die horrible deaths - even soundtracks for popular movies.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-carmen/soundtracks-are-made-all-the-time-that-die-horrible-deaths-even/)

[Eric Carmen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-carmen/)

> [Half the people tell me, 'I love 'Go All the Way,' but why do you have to write all those schlocky ballads.' And half…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-carmen/half-the-people-tell-me-i-love-go-all-the-way-but-why-do-you-have-to/)

[Eric Carmen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-carmen/)

> [There was nothing wrong with having teen-age fans, but we were hoping to appeal to a much broader audience than the 13-to 17-year-olds.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-carmen/there-was-nothing-wrong-with-having-teen-age-fans-but-we-were-hoping/)

[Eric Carmen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-carmen/)

> [I wanted to have a band that could rock as hard as the Who and sing like the Beatles and the Beach Boys; a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-carmen/i-wanted-to-have-a-band-that-could-rock-as-hard-as-the-who-and-sing/)

[Eric Carmen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-carmen/)

> [It gets very lonely out on the road some times.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-carmen/it-gets-very-lonely-out-on-the-road-some-times/)

[Eric Carmen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-carmen/)

> [Over thirty-plus years, a certain myth has grown up around the band. And the last thing I ever wanted to do was put us…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-carmen/over-thirty-plus-years-a-certain-myth-has-grown-up-around-the-band/)

[Eric Carmen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-carmen/)

> [I've had a great luxury in my career in that I became a very successful songwriter, which made it unnecessary for me to have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-carmen/i-ve-had-a-great-luxury-in-my-career-in-that-i-became-a-very/)

[Eric Carmen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-carmen/)

> [When the second album came out, everybody gravitated immediately to the three and a half minute rock tunes and ignored the ballads. They thought…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-carmen/when-the-second-album-came-out-everybody-gravitated-immediately-to/)

[Eric Carmen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-carmen/)

> [Well, when the Raspberries ended in early 1975 suddenly I didn't have to write to anybody's strengths or weaknesses. I was completely wide open…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-carmen/well-when-the-raspberries-ended-in-early-1975-suddenly-i-didn-t-have/)

[Eric Carmen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-carmen/)

> [I hated prog rock; to me, it was the ultimate expression of a bloated sense of self-importance and mindless self-indulgence.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-carmen/i-hated-prog-rock-to-me-it-was-the-ultimate-expression-of-a-bloated/)

[Eric Carmen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-carmen/)

> [The Raspberries had recorded some ballads on every one of our albums, but after 'Go All The Way' was successful Capital pretty much wanted…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-carmen/the-raspberries-had-recorded-some-ballads-on-every-one-of-our-albums/)

[Eric Carmen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-carmen/)

> [When I was in the studio doing 'Hungry Eyes,' we had to make it an '80s record, but we wanted it to feel like…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-carmen/when-i-was-in-the-studio-doing-hungry-eyes-we-had-to-make-it-an-80s/)

[Eric Carmen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-carmen/)

> [There are things that you write when you're 20 and there are things that you write when you're 40 and then there are things…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-carmen/there-are-things-that-you-write-when-you-re-20-and-there-are-things/)

[Eric Carmen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-carmen/)

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