The object is to make a great record and you have to do whatever it takes. — Tony Visconti Copy Share Image
Today a record producer is even more involved and is often the production's sole musician, one person playing all the instruments one-by-one. — Tony Visconti Copy Share Image
Rock and Roll has certainly tried to take its toll on me. I'd rather not talk about my past excesses here, although… — Tony Visconti Copy Share Image
I kind of liked the method of the seventies where they would throw a little bit of money at a hundred different… — Tony Visconti Copy Share Image
Fortunately I own a vintage brain, and I am alive and well in the 21st century, still making records, still working at… — Tony Visconti Copy Share Image
I think the whole obsession with old gear is completely overblown. You don't need old-fashioned gear to make a great-sounding record. You… — Tony Visconti Copy Share Image
My father had a brilliant scholastic record in high school and was awarded a college scholarship. Unfortunately he had to turn it… — Tony Visconti Copy Share Image
Finally, I would like to remind record companies that they have a cultural responsibility to give the buying public great music. Milking… — Tony Visconti Copy Share Image
Every time I meet the CEO of a record label I tell them how they did it in the seventies because they… — Tony Visconti Copy Share Image
But some great records are are being made with today's technology and there are still great artists among us. Likewise there are… — Tony Visconti Copy Share Image
Some people do rely too much on technology. Look, technology is wonderful and I love it. When I was in the UK… — Tony Visconti Copy Share Image
Pop was initially ignored as a moneymaker by the recording industry. In the seventies they were still relying on Frank Sinatra and… — Tony Visconti Copy Share Image
My dad's sense of humor was direct and sometimes surreal - his quick wit is well known amongst our family and friends.… — Tony Visconti Copy Share Image
Towards the end of the seventies pop was gaining the momentum and respectability was very high with groups like Yes and Queen… — Tony Visconti Copy Share Image
Originally a record producer more or less hired a bunch of professionals to participate in a recording session, the performers and the… — Tony Visconti Copy Share Image
The eighties turned the whole system upside down. They would sign three groups and give them five or ten million dollars each… — Tony Visconti Copy Share Image
Our last jam session was this past Christmas. Dad played his harmonica, mom sang in English and Italian, and I played guitar. I'm so… — Tony Visconti Copy Share Image
Some people do rely too much on technology. Look, technology is wonderful and I love it. When I was in the UK and I… — Tony Visconti Copy Share Image
I love Logic Audio and have been using it for years. All my track outputs used to come up on my old board in… — Tony Visconti Copy Share Image
My dad's sense of humor was direct and sometimes surreal - his quick wit is well known amongst our family and friends. He raised… — Tony Visconti Copy Share Image
Today's recording techniques would have been regarded as science fiction forty years ago. — Tony Visconti Copy Share Image
Towards the end of the seventies pop was gaining the momentum and respectability was very high with groups like Yes and Queen who were… — Tony Visconti Copy Share Image
In the last 17 years of his working life, my father was finally rewarded with having landed a great job as first, a maintenance… — Tony Visconti Copy Share Image
I think the whole obsession with old gear is completely overblown. You don't need old-fashioned gear to make a great-sounding record. You don't even… — Tony Visconti Copy Share Image
Rock and Roll has certainly tried to take its toll on me. I'd rather not talk about my past excesses here, although some hardcore… — Tony Visconti Copy Share Image
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