--- title: "12 Finish Album Quotes by 11 authors" description: "Browse 12 Finish Album quotes by 11 authors. Discover the best Finish Album sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b06/rakim-1390_albums_once-i-finish-one-album-i-know-where-to_2637640.jpg" --- > [Once I finish one album I know where to begin again.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rakim/once-i-finish-one-album-i-know-where-to-begin-again/) [Rakim](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rakim/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b06/rakim-1390_albums_once-i-finish-one-album-i-know-where-to_2637640.jpg) > [I kind of tend to write a lot of songs, so it's never too hard for me to finish an album; it's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/soccer-mommy/i-kind-of-tend-to-write-a-lot-of-songs-so-it-s-never-too-hard-for-me/) [Soccer Mommy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/soccer-mommy/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c24/soccer-mommy-13210_enough_i-kind-of-tend-to-write-a-lot-of-songs-s_732039.jpg) > [When I finish an album and I find myself listening to it in the car, because it makes me feel a certain…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/herb-alpert/when-i-finish-an-album-and-i-find-myself-listening-to-it-in-the-car/) [Herb Alpert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/herb-alpert/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/873/herb-alpert-18242_car_when-i-finish-an-album-and-i-find-myself_219237.jpg) > [I began the process of recording myself seriously in the fall of 1999. If I could finish an album of my own…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-irons/i-began-the-process-of-recording-myself-seriously-in-the-fall-of-1999/) [Jack Irons](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-irons/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/644/jack-irons-32326_albums_i-began-the-process-of-recording-myself_888762.png) > [For anybody who writes, very often, when you finish an album, you are so done with it. You've been listening in minutia,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gerry-beckley/for-anybody-who-writes-very-often-when-you-finish-an-album-you-are-so/) [Gerry Beckley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gerry-beckley/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2c9/gerry-beckley-27588_album_for-anybody-who-writes-very-often-when-y_1979988.jpg) > [We rushed to finish the album when 'Mad World' became a hit. The pressure was on and it stopped being as enjoyable…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/curt-smith/we-rushed-to-finish-the-album-when-mad-world-became-a-hit-the/) [Curt Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/curt-smith/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/97d/curt-smith-5967_being_we-rushed-to-finish-the-album-when-mad-w_869385.jpg) > [Obviously it always takes longer to finish an album than you think it will. That's always going to be the case. Everything…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rostam-batmanglij/obviously-it-always-takes-longer-to-finish-an-album-than-you-think-it/) [Rostam Batmanglij](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rostam-batmanglij/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9ef/rostam-batmanglij-3648_album_obviously-it-always-takes-longer-to-fini_664396.jpg) > [Writing is a grueling process for us, and once we finish an album, we go on tour for a couple of years.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/justin-chancellor/writing-is-a-grueling-process-for-us-and-once-we-finish-an-album-we/) [Justin Chancellor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/justin-chancellor/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b58/justin-chancellor-18204_business_writing-is-a-grueling-process-for-us-and_1613224.jpg) > [For the first 12 years of recording I would finish the album, then on the day it came out I'd never hear…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-berman/for-the-first-12-years-of-recording-i-would-finish-the-album-then-on/) [David Berman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-berman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/910/david-berman-3689_again_for-the-first-12-years-of-recording-i-wo_2520775.png) > [I'm not the kind of person that's so self-confident that I would ever think I had recorded anything great. I know that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-james/i-m-not-the-kind-of-person-that-s-so-self-confident-that-i-would-ever/) [Jim James](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-james/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/02c/jim-james-3560_albums_i-m-not-the-kind-of-person-that-s-so-sel_1468266.jpg) > [God built the Earth in seven days and seven nights, that's how I'm going to approach doing the album. So when it's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/belly/god-built-the-earth-in-seven-days-and-seven-nights-that-s-how-i-m/) [Belly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/belly/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/304/belly-46422_cutting_god-built-the-earth-in-seven-days-and-se_2983920.jpg) > [I think when you finish an album, you tend to have your favorites, where a lot of the time are not the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/curt-smith/i-think-when-you-finish-an-album-you-tend-to-have-your-favorites/) [Curt Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/curt-smith/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3b6/curt-smith-5967_favorites_i-think-when-you-finish-an-album-you-ten_3169520.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/finish-album/#itemlist", "name": "Finish Album Quotes", "numberOfItems": 12, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Once I finish one album I know where to begin again.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Rakim" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rakim/once-i-finish-one-album-i-know-where-to-begin-again/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b06/rakim-1390_albums_once-i-finish-one-album-i-know-where-to_2637640.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b06/rakim-1390_albums_once-i-finish-one-album-i-know-where-to_2637640.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b06/rakim-1390_albums_once-i-finish-one-album-i-know-where-to_2637640.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Once I finish one album I know where to begin again.” — Rakim", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I kind of tend to write a lot of songs, so it's never too hard for me to finish an album; it's more about just getting enough songs that I really love.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Soccer Mommy" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/soccer-mommy/i-kind-of-tend-to-write-a-lot-of-songs-so-it-s-never-too-hard-for-me/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c24/soccer-mommy-13210_enough_i-kind-of-tend-to-write-a-lot-of-songs-s_732039.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c24/soccer-mommy-13210_enough_i-kind-of-tend-to-write-a-lot-of-songs-s_732039.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c24/soccer-mommy-13210_enough_i-kind-of-tend-to-write-a-lot-of-songs-s_732039.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I kind of tend to write a lot of songs, so it's never too hard for me to finish an album; it's more about…” — Soccer Mommy", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "When I finish an album and I find myself listening to it in the car, because it makes me feel a certain way, that's the time to try to let other people know about it.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Herb Alpert" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/herb-alpert/when-i-finish-an-album-and-i-find-myself-listening-to-it-in-the-car/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/873/herb-alpert-18242_car_when-i-finish-an-album-and-i-find-myself_219237.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/873/herb-alpert-18242_car_when-i-finish-an-album-and-i-find-myself_219237.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/873/herb-alpert-18242_car_when-i-finish-an-album-and-i-find-myself_219237.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“When I finish an album and I find myself listening to it in the car, because it makes me feel a certain way…” — Herb Alpert", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I began the process of recording myself seriously in the fall of 1999. 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