--- title: "1 Music Difficult Quotes By John Vanderslice" description: "1 Music Difficult quotes by John Vanderslice. Plus more from John Vanderslice and more Music Difficult sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9d5/john-vanderslice-27175_cheating_usually-i-m-trying-to-get-away-from-my-d_2478363.jpg" --- > [Usually I'm trying to get away from my discography. I don't think I could tear down everything I've done, the structures I've created - you know, like what Miles Davis did eight times in a row, which was destroy every…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-vanderslice/usually-i-m-trying-to-get-away-from-my-discography-i-don-t-think-i/) [John Vanderslice](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-vanderslice/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9d5/john-vanderslice-27175_cheating_usually-i-m-trying-to-get-away-from-my-d_2478363.jpg) ## More by John Vanderslice > [Analog was perfected over 70 years, though. Digital will one day be fantastic. I'm sure of it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-vanderslice/analog-was-perfected-over-70-years-though-digital-will-one-day-be/) [John Vanderslice](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-vanderslice/) > [One day, digital will be it. Analog will just be another oddity, and that's fine, too. I have no great misgivings about it, but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-vanderslice/one-day-digital-will-be-it-analog-will-just-be-another-oddity-and/) [John Vanderslice](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-vanderslice/) > [Caffeine gives me hope. Sometimes, when I brew my wicked strong Irish black tea just perfect, about halfway through the mug I feel a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-vanderslice/caffeine-gives-me-hope-sometimes-when-i-brew-my-wicked-strong-irish/) [John Vanderslice](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-vanderslice/) > [Making love to robots will probably be great one day. It's just not a viable option right now.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-vanderslice/making-love-to-robots-will-probably-be-great-one-day-it-s-just-not-a/) [John Vanderslice](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-vanderslice/) > [To make a live record - something that has a lot of life in it - is difficult. After slaving away for years in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-vanderslice/to-make-a-live-record-something-that-has-a-lot-of-life-in-it-is/) [John Vanderslice](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-vanderslice/) > [One thing that has happened is a revolution in digital consumer recording, and overall, that's a great thing for art, but parallel to that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-vanderslice/one-thing-that-has-happened-is-a-revolution-in-digital-consumer/) [John Vanderslice](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-vanderslice/) > [Bands will always need studios. The more people there are recording at home, the more people there will be who are going to need…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-vanderslice/bands-will-always-need-studios-the-more-people-there-are-recording-at/) [John Vanderslice](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-vanderslice/) > [There is definitely a nostalgia, and I am very sentimental, so I don't begrudge people for having sentimental feelings towards vinyl.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-vanderslice/there-is-definitely-a-nostalgia-and-i-am-very-sentimental-so-i-don-t/) [John Vanderslice](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-vanderslice/) > [I wish I could go out farther from my musical history. I didn't realize how hard it was until I tried to do it.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-vanderslice/i-wish-i-could-go-out-farther-from-my-musical-history-i-didn-t/) [John Vanderslice](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-vanderslice/) > [The world is just going to continue to fragment, and that's a great thing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-vanderslice/the-world-is-just-going-to-continue-to-fragment-and-that-s-a-great/) [John Vanderslice](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-vanderslice/) > [There's nothing like space and the ability to make unlimited amounts of noise at any time, especially in San Francisco.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-vanderslice/there-s-nothing-like-space-and-the-ability-to-make-unlimited-amounts/) [John Vanderslice](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-vanderslice/) > [I like vinyl because it's not quite random access. You have to pick up the needle, flip the record. I do think that an…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-vanderslice/i-like-vinyl-because-it-s-not-quite-random-access-you-have-to-pick-up/) [John Vanderslice](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-vanderslice/) > [In fact, it's in my interest to love digital recording, and I just spent a ton on a new digital recording system, so I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-vanderslice/in-fact-it-s-in-my-interest-to-love-digital-recording-and-i-just/) [John Vanderslice](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-vanderslice/) > [When I tour with a band, things get more unconscious and more automatic as the tour goes on. Music has to be like natural…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-vanderslice/when-i-tour-with-a-band-things-get-more-unconscious-and-more/) [John Vanderslice](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-vanderslice/) > [Usually I'm trying to get away from my discography. I don't think I could tear down everything I've done, the structures I've created -…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-vanderslice/usually-i-m-trying-to-get-away-from-my-discography-i-don-t-think-i/) [John Vanderslice](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-vanderslice/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/music-difficult/john-vanderslice/#itemlist", "name": "1 Music Difficult Quotes By John Vanderslice", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Usually I'm trying to get away from my discography. I don't think I could tear down everything I've done, the structures I've created - you know, like what Miles Davis did eight times in a row, which was destroy every kind of crutch or system he had for making music. That's very, very difficult. 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