--- title: "1 Midwesterner Quotes By Butch Vig" description: "1 Midwesterner quotes by Butch Vig. Plus more from Butch Vig and more Midwesterner sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/29c/butch-vig-27016_beer_i-think-also-just-being-from-the-midwest_1778480.jpg" --- > [I think also just being from the Midwest, my dad was a stoic Midwesterner, he always told me never take anything for granted and you have to work for what you get so. That's funny because my friend Frank Anderson…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/butch-vig/i-think-also-just-being-from-the-midwest-my-dad-was-a-stoic/) [Butch Vig](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/butch-vig/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/29c/butch-vig-27016_beer_i-think-also-just-being-from-the-midwest_1778480.jpg) ## More by Butch Vig > [It's funny, I don't really feel that nostalgic. I only recently started putting up some photos from some of the sessions I've done over…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/butch-vig/it-s-funny-i-don-t-really-feel-that-nostalgic-i-only-recently-started/) [Butch Vig](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/butch-vig/) > [I'm constantly working on something new, whether it's a Garbage song, or for someone I'm producing or a song for film or TV whatever…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/butch-vig/i-m-constantly-working-on-something-new-whether-it-s-a-garbage-song/) [Butch Vig](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/butch-vig/) > [I think the Cosmic Psychos were a band that was highly influential on the Seattle so called grunge scene. I know that Kurt and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/butch-vig/i-think-the-cosmic-psychos-were-a-band-that-was-highly-influential-on/) [Butch Vig](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/butch-vig/) > [What I love about analogue is it really forces you to go for a performance. I hear these young bands play perfect and they've…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/butch-vig/what-i-love-about-analogue-is-it-really-forces-you-to-go-for-a/) [Butch Vig](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/butch-vig/) > [There weren't even cell phones when we started Garbage, we'd have to pull over to the side of the road and use a payphone…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/butch-vig/there-weren-t-even-cell-phones-when-we-started-garbage-we-d-have-to/) [Butch Vig](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/butch-vig/) > [I found when we released Not Your Kind of People it was hard for me to go back on tour, especially when we had…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/butch-vig/i-found-when-we-released-not-your-kind-of-people-it-was-hard-for-me/) [Butch Vig](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/butch-vig/) > [Compression is a necessary evil. The artists I know want to sound competitive. You don't want your track to sound quieter or wimpier by…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/butch-vig/compression-is-a-necessary-evil-the-artists-i-know-want-to-sound/) [Butch Vig](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/butch-vig/) > [If I had had success when I was early twenties I'm sure I would have lost my mind, I would've just partied like crazy…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/butch-vig/if-i-had-had-success-when-i-was-early-twenties-i-m-sure-i-would-have/) [Butch Vig](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/butch-vig/) > [If you can just focus on creating your art whether that's music or writing a book or painting trust me it is really hard…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/butch-vig/if-you-can-just-focus-on-creating-your-art-whether-that-s-music-or/) [Butch Vig](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/butch-vig/) > [I'd work on Garbage or I'd edit a song or writing here, but I was able to do a lot of things with my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/butch-vig/i-d-work-on-garbage-or-i-d-edit-a-song-or-writing-here-but-i-was-able/) [Butch Vig](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/butch-vig/) > [I'm a gear head. I love gear. If I have the choice, of course I'd rather use a great microphone, a Neumann microphone and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/butch-vig/i-m-a-gear-head-i-love-gear-if-i-have-the-choice-of-course-i-d-rather/) [Butch Vig](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/butch-vig/) > [I made so many recordings with junky mics and crappy mixing consoles, you have to use what your tools are and in some ways…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/butch-vig/i-made-so-many-recordings-with-junky-mics-and-crappy-mixing-consoles/) [Butch Vig](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/butch-vig/) > [I sort of feel I'm only as good as the last record I made. I was on as soon as I finish it I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/butch-vig/i-sort-of-feel-i-m-only-as-good-as-the-last-record-i-made-i-was-on-as/) [Butch Vig](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/butch-vig/) > [I'm trying to be present in my daughters life as much as I can. I didn't have any kids or really any family. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/butch-vig/i-m-trying-to-be-present-in-my-daughters-life-as-much-as-i-can-i-didn/) [Butch Vig](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/butch-vig/) > [I think also just being from the Midwest, my dad was a stoic Midwesterner, he always told me never take anything for granted and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/butch-vig/i-think-also-just-being-from-the-midwest-my-dad-was-a-stoic/) [Butch Vig](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/butch-vig/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/midwesterner/butch-vig/#itemlist", "name": "1 Midwesterner Quotes By Butch Vig", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I think also just being from the Midwest, my dad was a stoic Midwesterner, he always told me never take anything for granted and you have to work for what you get so. 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