--- title: "13 Recording Session Quotes by 12 authors" description: "Browse 13 Recording Session quotes by 12 authors. Discover the best Recording Session sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/350/placido-domingo-15188_minutes_when-working-with-an-orchestra-you-never_840245.jpg" --- > [When working with an orchestra, you never spend more than 20 minutes per recording session.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/placido-domingo/when-working-with-an-orchestra-you-never-spend-more-than-20-minutes/) [Placido Domingo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/placido-domingo/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/350/placido-domingo-15188_minutes_when-working-with-an-orchestra-you-never_840245.jpg) > [My biggest recording session pet peeve is too many people in the studio.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/glorilla/my-biggest-recording-session-pet-peeve-is-too-many-people-in-the/) [GloRilla](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/glorilla/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/beb/glorilla-5891_many_my-biggest-recording-session-pet-peeve-i_3038525.jpg) > [It has happened a few times that I've found myself in a surprise mid-tour recording session.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/phil-elverum/it-has-happened-a-few-times-that-i-ve-found-myself-in-a-surprise-mid/) [Phil Elverum](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/phil-elverum/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/928/phil-elverum-6384_few_it-has-happened-a-few-times-that-i-ve-fo_1030428.jpg) > [I began hearing rumors of apossible recording session with Neil Young. I was a huge fan of Neil's.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-irons/i-began-hearing-rumors-of-apossible-recording-session-with-neil-young/) [Jack Irons](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-irons/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2f0/jack-irons-32326_fans_i-began-hearing-rumors-of-apossible-reco_1475602.png) > [All I ever wanted was to make scrilla / Have a recording session with J Dilla.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-ross/all-i-ever-wanted-was-to-make-scrilla-have-a-recording-session-with-j/) [Rick Ross](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-ross/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9f4/rick-ross-673_funny_all-i-ever-wanted-was-to-make-scrilla-ha_1795675.png) > [Every free day, every weekend, I am in a recording session. I'm very lucky to have such supportive people around me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sabrina-carpenter/every-free-day-every-weekend-i-am-in-a-recording-session-i-m-very/) [Sabrina Carpenter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sabrina-carpenter/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/63b/sabrina-carpenter-9642_day_every-free-day-every-weekend-i-am-in-a-r_1152062.jpg) > [I have to admit that I was a little nervous when I showed up for my first official 'Wreck-It Ralph' recording session.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jane-lynch/i-have-to-admit-that-i-was-a-little-nervous-when-i-showed-up-for-my/) [Jane Lynch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jane-lynch/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c92/jane-lynch-2872_admit_i-have-to-admit-that-i-was-a-little-nerv_419770.jpg) > [Bob Rock taught me a lot. His friendship has taught me a lot about what you should expect from a recording session…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gord-downie/bob-rock-taught-me-a-lot-his-friendship-has-taught-me-a-lot-about/) [Gord Downie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gord-downie/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/aa9/gord-downie-7576_friendship_bob-rock-taught-me-a-lot-his-friendship_1506652.jpg) > [You make sure that there's a structure that's interesting for them to play on top of, then do temp versions and try…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-figgis/you-make-sure-that-there-s-a-structure-that-s-interesting-for-them-to/) [Mike Figgis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-figgis/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d59/mike-figgis-20392_film_you-make-sure-that-there-s-a-structure-t_2023470.jpg) > [The less people present in an urgent situation that a moderately high stakes recording session can create - the less people there…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/will-oldham/the-less-people-present-in-an-urgent-situation-that-a-moderately-high/) [Will Oldham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/will-oldham/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b4d/will-oldham-7702_obvious_the-less-people-present-in-an-urgent-sit_3101318.png) > [Every recording session and tour is a very valuable time to me in terms of getting to spend time with the musicians…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/will-oldham/every-recording-session-and-tour-is-a-very-valuable-time-to-me-in/) [Will Oldham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/will-oldham/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fe4/will-oldham-7702_end-time_every-recording-session-and-tour-is-a-ve_1157061.png) > [It's always different, depending on the writer and the director. A collaborator like Graham Reznick delivers a fully finished piece, perfected in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/larry-fessenden/it-s-always-different-depending-on-the-writer-and-the-director-a/) [Larry Fessenden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/larry-fessenden/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/944/larry-fessenden-23827_bits_it-s-always-different-depending-on-the-w_2210260.jpg) > [ I don't plan \[my recordings\], I really don't. It's so spontaneous I wish all rock lovers and rock journalist could witness a… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ted-nugent/i-don-t-plan-my-recordings-i-really-don-t-it-s-so-spontaneous-i-wish/) [Ted Nugent](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ted-nugent/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f74/ted-nugent-1735_amplifiers_i-don-t-plan-my-recordings-i-really-don_1799402.png) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/recording-session/#itemlist", "name": "Recording Session Quotes", "numberOfItems": 13, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "When working with an orchestra, you never spend more than 20 minutes per recording session.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Placido Domingo" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/placido-domingo/when-working-with-an-orchestra-you-never-spend-more-than-20-minutes/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/350/placido-domingo-15188_minutes_when-working-with-an-orchestra-you-never_840245.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/350/placido-domingo-15188_minutes_when-working-with-an-orchestra-you-never_840245.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/350/placido-domingo-15188_minutes_when-working-with-an-orchestra-you-never_840245.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“When working with an orchestra, you never spend more than 20 minutes per recording session.” — Placido Domingo", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "My biggest recording session pet peeve is too many people in the studio.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "GloRilla" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/glorilla/my-biggest-recording-session-pet-peeve-is-too-many-people-in-the/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/beb/glorilla-5891_many_my-biggest-recording-session-pet-peeve-i_3038525.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/beb/glorilla-5891_many_my-biggest-recording-session-pet-peeve-i_3038525.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/beb/glorilla-5891_many_my-biggest-recording-session-pet-peeve-i_3038525.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“My biggest recording session pet peeve is too many people in the studio.” — GloRilla", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "It has happened a few times that I've found myself in a surprise mid-tour recording session.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Phil Elverum" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/phil-elverum/it-has-happened-a-few-times-that-i-ve-found-myself-in-a-surprise-mid/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/928/phil-elverum-6384_few_it-has-happened-a-few-times-that-i-ve-fo_1030428.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/928/phil-elverum-6384_few_it-has-happened-a-few-times-that-i-ve-fo_1030428.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/928/phil-elverum-6384_few_it-has-happened-a-few-times-that-i-ve-fo_1030428.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“It has happened a few times that I've found myself in a surprise mid-tour recording session.” — Phil Elverum", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I began hearing rumors of apossible recording session with Neil Young. 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I'm very lucky to have such supportive people around me.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Sabrina Carpenter" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sabrina-carpenter/every-free-day-every-weekend-i-am-in-a-recording-session-i-m-very/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/63b/sabrina-carpenter-9642_day_every-free-day-every-weekend-i-am-in-a-r_1152062.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/63b/sabrina-carpenter-9642_day_every-free-day-every-weekend-i-am-in-a-r_1152062.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/63b/sabrina-carpenter-9642_day_every-free-day-every-weekend-i-am-in-a-r_1152062.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Every free day, every weekend, I am in a recording session. 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His friendship has taught me a lot about what you should expect from a recording session and, more importantly, how you shouldn't expect anything less than absolute joyousness. You should feel great. You should feel 14 to be doing it. It's true and it's rare.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Gord Downie" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gord-downie/bob-rock-taught-me-a-lot-his-friendship-has-taught-me-a-lot-about/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/aa9/gord-downie-7576_friendship_bob-rock-taught-me-a-lot-his-friendship_1506652.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/aa9/gord-downie-7576_friendship_bob-rock-taught-me-a-lot-his-friendship_1506652.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/aa9/gord-downie-7576_friendship_bob-rock-taught-me-a-lot-his-friendship_1506652.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Bob Rock taught me a lot. 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So I'm not wasting their time.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Mike Figgis" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-figgis/you-make-sure-that-there-s-a-structure-that-s-interesting-for-them-to/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d59/mike-figgis-20392_film_you-make-sure-that-there-s-a-structure-t_2023470.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d59/mike-figgis-20392_film_you-make-sure-that-there-s-a-structure-t_2023470.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d59/mike-figgis-20392_film_you-make-sure-that-there-s-a-structure-t_2023470.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“You make sure that there's a structure that's interesting for them to play on top of, then do temp versions…” — Mike Figgis", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 10, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "The less people present in an urgent situation that a moderately high stakes recording session can create - the less people there are in the room - the more openness there can be. These songs share that as well, in addition to just the obvious, basic starkness.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Will Oldham" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/will-oldham/the-less-people-present-in-an-urgent-situation-that-a-moderately-high/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b4d/will-oldham-7702_obvious_the-less-people-present-in-an-urgent-sit_3101318.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b4d/will-oldham-7702_obvious_the-less-people-present-in-an-urgent-sit_3101318.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b4d/will-oldham-7702_obvious_the-less-people-present-in-an-urgent-sit_3101318.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“The less people present in an urgent situation that a moderately high stakes recording session can create…” — Will Oldham", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 11, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Every recording session and tour is a very valuable time to me in terms of getting to spend time with the musicians - whether they're friends and family or people I've just met - because I don't have a job where I get to interact with people everyday.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Will Oldham" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/will-oldham/every-recording-session-and-tour-is-a-very-valuable-time-to-me-in/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fe4/will-oldham-7702_end-time_every-recording-session-and-tour-is-a-ve_1157061.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fe4/will-oldham-7702_end-time_every-recording-session-and-tour-is-a-ve_1157061.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fe4/will-oldham-7702_end-time_every-recording-session-and-tour-is-a-ve_1157061.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Every recording session and tour is a very valuable time to me in terms of getting to spend time with the…” — Will Oldham", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 12, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "It's always different, depending on the writer and the director. A collaborator like Graham Reznick delivers a fully finished piece, perfected in every way. Other writers direct the recording session and then leave quite a bit of the work to us.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Larry Fessenden" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/larry-fessenden/it-s-always-different-depending-on-the-writer-and-the-director-a/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/944/larry-fessenden-23827_bits_it-s-always-different-depending-on-the-w_2210260.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/944/larry-fessenden-23827_bits_it-s-always-different-depending-on-the-w_2210260.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/944/larry-fessenden-23827_bits_it-s-always-different-depending-on-the-w_2210260.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“It's always different, depending on the writer and the director. A collaborator like Graham Reznick delivers…” — Larry Fessenden", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 13, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I don't plan [my recordings], I really don't. It's so spontaneous I wish all rock lovers and rock journalist could witness a Ted Nugent recording session. It is so primal, it's like idiot kids in the garage with their first loud amplifiers, its intoxicating, it is irreverent, it is uninhibited.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Ted Nugent" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ted-nugent/i-don-t-plan-my-recordings-i-really-don-t-it-s-so-spontaneous-i-wish/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f74/ted-nugent-1735_amplifiers_i-don-t-plan-my-recordings-i-really-don_1799402.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f74/ted-nugent-1735_amplifiers_i-don-t-plan-my-recordings-i-really-don_1799402.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f74/ted-nugent-1735_amplifiers_i-don-t-plan-my-recordings-i-really-don_1799402.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I don't plan [my recordings], I really don't. 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