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> [Obviously it always takes longer to finish an album than you think it will. That's always going to be the case. Everything takes longer than you think it will. Occasionally things happen fast.](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/)

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## More by Rostam Batmanglij

> [I am a very big fan of Brian Eno, of his work as an artist and making his music, and as a producer. In…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rostam-batmanglij/i-am-a-very-big-fan-of-brian-eno-of-his-work-as-an-artist-and-making/)

[Rostam Batmanglij](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rostam-batmanglij/)

> [I tend to use different microphones, different mic techniques, and different recording mediums - like analogue tape - that evoke multiple eras of recorded…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rostam-batmanglij/i-tend-to-use-different-microphones-different-mic-techniques-and/)

[Rostam Batmanglij](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rostam-batmanglij/)

> [I think the music that speaks to me the most is music that is personal. And that's the music that I'm trying to make.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rostam-batmanglij/i-think-the-music-that-speaks-to-me-the-most-is-music-that-is/)

[Rostam Batmanglij](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rostam-batmanglij/)

> [I've always been very good at helping other people finish their songs.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rostam-batmanglij/i-ve-always-been-very-good-at-helping-other-people-finish-their-songs/)

[Rostam Batmanglij](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rostam-batmanglij/)

> [The most exciting songs to me are the unlikely hits, when you think, 'I love this, but why is it on the radio?'](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rostam-batmanglij/the-most-exciting-songs-to-me-are-the-unlikely-hits-when-you-think-i/)

[Rostam Batmanglij](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rostam-batmanglij/)

> [Even though I've been making electronic music since I was 14, it's hard for people to see you as a producer with a musical…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rostam-batmanglij/even-though-i-ve-been-making-electronic-music-since-i-was-14-it-s/)

[Rostam Batmanglij](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rostam-batmanglij/)

> [It's always my mission to try to do something that hasn't been done before, whether that's musically, lyrically or in terms of mixing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rostam-batmanglij/it-s-always-my-mission-to-try-to-do-something-that-hasn-t-been-done/)

[Rostam Batmanglij](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rostam-batmanglij/)

> [There's a line in the Arthur Russell documentary where his partner talks about how Arthur is really interested in process. He never felt like…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rostam-batmanglij/there-s-a-line-in-the-arthur-russell-documentary-where-his-partner/)

[Rostam Batmanglij](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rostam-batmanglij/)

> [The first Vampire Weekend record was the first full-length album that I produced.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rostam-batmanglij/the-first-vampire-weekend-record-was-the-first-full-length-album-that/)

[Rostam Batmanglij](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rostam-batmanglij/)

> [Classical music can be catchy, so can African instrumental guitar music. It's not just pop songs that are catchy. Rhythms can be catchy, too.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rostam-batmanglij/classical-music-can-be-catchy-so-can-african-instrumental-guitar/)

[Rostam Batmanglij](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rostam-batmanglij/)

> [Because of who I am, and how open I am, there's something inherently political about just writing love songs.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rostam-batmanglij/because-of-who-i-am-and-how-open-i-am-there-s-something-inherently/)

[Rostam Batmanglij](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rostam-batmanglij/)

> [I've always had a complex relationship towards my identity as an American.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rostam-batmanglij/i-ve-always-had-a-complex-relationship-towards-my-identity-as-an/)

[Rostam Batmanglij](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rostam-batmanglij/)

> [When my mom was pregnant with me, my parents moved from France to America.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rostam-batmanglij/when-my-mom-was-pregnant-with-me-my-parents-moved-from-france-to/)

[Rostam Batmanglij](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rostam-batmanglij/)

> [You want the personality of each performer - whether it's singing or bass or drums or piano - to be intact. In some ways…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rostam-batmanglij/you-want-the-personality-of-each-performer-whether-it-s-singing-or/)

[Rostam Batmanglij](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rostam-batmanglij/)

> [I thought it would be interesting to play classical music on rock instruments.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rostam-batmanglij/i-thought-it-would-be-interesting-to-play-classical-music-on-rock/)

[Rostam Batmanglij](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rostam-batmanglij/)

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