I'm only interested in working on records that legitimately reflect the band's own perception of their music and existence. If you commit… — Steve Albini Copy Share Image
There won't ever be a mass-market record industry again, and that's fine with me because that industry didn't operate for the benefit… — Steve Albini Copy Share Image
The bands that have been the most important to me, and the records that have been the most important to me as… — Steve Albini Copy Share Image
I want to be in cahoots with bands who want to make the record of their dreams. — Steve Albini Copy Share Image
As a recording engineer - someone who is deeply embroiled in the process of making records every day - you see trends… — Steve Albini Copy Share Image
I do not want and will not take a royalty on any record I record. I think paying a royalty to a… — Steve Albini Copy Share Image
Record labels, which used to have complete control, are essentially irrelevant. The process of a band exposing itself to the world is… — Steve Albini Copy Share Image
When people are absurdly tall, they command everyone's attention when they walk into a room. Nobody's ever dismissive of somebody for being too tall. — Steve Albini Copy Share Image
Clip your year-end column and put it away for 10 years. See if you don’t feel like an idiot when you reread it. — Steve Albini Copy Share Image
I'm only interested in working on records that legitimately reflect the band's own perception of their music and existence. If you commit yourselves to… — Steve Albini Copy Share Image
You see something happen to a population whereby everyone adopts something that's just preposterous in a way that makes it normal instantly. If any… — Steve Albini Copy Share Image
The woman I am currently crazy about was a vegetarian for a year until I started dating her. As is the case with most… — Steve Albini Copy Share Image
By now all rock bands are wise enough to be suspicious of music industry scum — Steve Albini Copy Share Image
Suicide was such a formative band for me, so influential in the development of my taste. They're one of those bands that operated in… — Steve Albini Copy Share Image
I feel like bands should be growing, living, functioning entities and to crystallize a band into a single album, and for that to be… — Steve Albini Copy Share Image
When I'm in a restaurant, I don't eat red meat. It doesn't taste like anything. But if a friend of mine is grilling stuff… — Steve Albini Copy Share Image
Cooking is about presenting flavors and other aspects of food in a way that makes best use of them and makes an engaging, satisfying… — Steve Albini Copy Share Image
I'm not a particularly good cook. Part of it is that it is the kind of cooking anybody could do if they bothered. It's… — Steve Albini Copy Share Image
