--- title: "15 Records Quotes By M. Ward" description: "15 Records quotes by M. Ward. Plus more from M. Ward and more Records sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/321/m-ward-11792_annoyed_i-get-annoyed-with-movies-or-books-songs_2982195.png" --- > [I get annoyed with movies or books, songs or records that deliberately try to make you feel a certain way.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/m-ward/i-get-annoyed-with-movies-or-books-songs-or-records-that-deliberately/) [M. Ward](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/m-ward/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/321/m-ward-11792_annoyed_i-get-annoyed-with-movies-or-books-songs_2982195.png) > [Every record turns into whatever the listener gets out of it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/m-ward/every-record-turns-into-whatever-the-listener-gets-out-of-it/) [M. Ward](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/m-ward/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c10/m-ward-11792_listener_every-record-turns-into-whatever-the-lis_845957.png) > [When you work on a record for three years, it's a great sense of relief when it is finally out in the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/m-ward/when-you-work-on-a-record-for-three-years-it-s-a-great-sense-of/) [M. Ward](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/m-ward/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bd9/m-ward-11792_feel-good_when-you-work-on-a-record-for-three-year_3147391.png) > [In order to make a normal-sized record, a singer songwriter should have a couple dozen finished songs. Once they go through the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/m-ward/in-order-to-make-a-normal-sized-record-a-singer-songwriter-should/) [M. Ward](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/m-ward/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/25f/m-ward-11792_couple_in-order-to-make-a-normal-sized-record-a_2634266.jpg) > [I get most of my inspiration from older records and older production styles, and that ends up rearing its head in the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/m-ward/i-get-most-of-my-inspiration-from-older-records-and-older-production/) [M. Ward](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/m-ward/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/357/m-ward-11792_ends_i-get-most-of-my-inspiration-from-older_197330.png) > [I get most of my inspiration from older records. Most of the records that I listen to were probably made before I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/m-ward/i-get-most-of-my-inspiration-from-older-records-most-of-the-records/) [M. Ward](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/m-ward/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e81/m-ward-11792_born_i-get-most-of-my-inspiration-from-older_2615885.png) > [My philosophy for producing a record is for everyone involved, including myself, to get out of the way of the song, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/m-ward/my-philosophy-for-producing-a-record-is-for-everyone-involved/) [M. Ward](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/m-ward/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/74f/m-ward-11792_including_my-philosophy-for-producing-a-record-is_2986965.png) > [I got into one Metallica record. That was about it. I never got into AC/DC or Black Sabbath or any of that.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/m-ward/i-got-into-one-metallica-record-that-was-about-it-i-never-got-into-ac/) [M. Ward](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/m-ward/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6d7/m-ward-11792_black_i-got-into-one-metallica-record-that-was_1064204.jpg) > [I always prefer other people's interpretations over my own, so I'm not very quick to make explicit what exactly a song or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/m-ward/i-always-prefer-other-people-s-interpretations-over-my-own-so-i-m-not/) [M. Ward](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/m-ward/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d19/m-ward-11792_explicit_i-always-prefer-other-people-s-interpret_1160340.png) > [I find that the time that goes by is actually your best friend when you are making a record. The passing of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/m-ward/i-find-that-the-time-that-goes-by-is-actually-your-best-friend-when/) [M. Ward](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/m-ward/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a4c/m-ward-11792_best-friend_i-find-that-the-time-that-goes-by-is-act_3120212.jpg) > [I got this Christmas gift with the entire Beatles catalog. I had fun trying to duplicate what I was hearing on these…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/m-ward/i-got-this-christmas-gift-with-the-entire-beatles-catalog-i-had-fun/) [M. Ward](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/m-ward/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d94/m-ward-11792_acoustic_i-got-this-christmas-gift-with-the-entir_742670.png) > [If you think of the way Howlin' Wolf made records, you get the feeling there wasn't a production manager onsite, or a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/m-ward/if-you-think-of-the-way-howlin-wolf-made-records-you-get-the-feeling/) [M. Ward](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/m-ward/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7c4/m-ward-11792_feelings_if-you-think-of-the-way-howlin-wolf-made_2876224.png) > [There's a relationship between music and spirituality and inspiration and to a certain extent improvisation that draws me in, because I don't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/m-ward/there-s-a-relationship-between-music-and-spirituality-and-inspiration/) [M. Ward](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/m-ward/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9bd/m-ward-11792_because_there-s-a-relationship-between-music-and_2411288.png) > [My favorite recordings are the ones that feel like there were no middlemen in the creation. That's the biggest problem with most…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/m-ward/my-favorite-recordings-are-the-ones-that-feel-like-there-were-no/) [M. Ward](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/m-ward/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6b7/m-ward-11792_artist_my-favorite-recordings-are-the-ones-that_1579948.png) > [I treat the act of making a record very much like working in a laboratory, experimenting with sounds and ideas. Whoever chooses…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/m-ward/i-treat-the-act-of-making-a-record-very-much-like-working-in-a/) [M. Ward](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/m-ward/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/685/m-ward-11792_comparison_i-treat-the-act-of-making-a-record-very_2486063.jpg) ## Other authors on Records ## More by M. Ward > [When I first started making music, it was learning other people's songs and putting them onto four-track. Like Beatles songs and stuff. When I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/m-ward/when-i-first-started-making-music-it-was-learning-other-people-s/) [M. Ward](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/m-ward/) > [I don't really watch TV series because I don't want to get hooked on them and have them suck up all my time.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/m-ward/i-don-t-really-watch-tv-series-because-i-don-t-want-to-get-hooked-on/) [M. Ward](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/m-ward/) > [I'm somebody who doesn't feel the need to be in the driver's seat all the time. I appreciate the perspective of being in the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/m-ward/i-m-somebody-who-doesn-t-feel-the-need-to-be-in-the-driver-s-seat-all/) [M. Ward](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/m-ward/) > [I get most of my inspiration from older records and older production styles, and that ends up rearing its head in the records that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/m-ward/i-get-most-of-my-inspiration-from-older-records-and-older-production/) [M. Ward](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/m-ward/) > [The best live recordings capture elements of surprise onstage.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/m-ward/the-best-live-recordings-capture-elements-of-surprise-onstage/) [M. Ward](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/m-ward/) > [It's no fun for me to cover a song and produce it the exact same way as it already exists. When I hear that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/m-ward/it-s-no-fun-for-me-to-cover-a-song-and-produce-it-the-exact-same-way/) [M. Ward](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/m-ward/) > [Try to take your vision and ego as far away from the song as possible. Give as much respect as you can to the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/m-ward/try-to-take-your-vision-and-ego-as-far-away-from-the-song-as-possible/) [M. Ward](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/m-ward/) > [I love the sound of Elmore James, the sound early guitarists like him got just by using minimal means.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/m-ward/i-love-the-sound-of-elmore-james-the-sound-early-guitarists-like-him/) [M. Ward](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/m-ward/) > [Certain things you have to stumble on to. They can't be preprogrammed.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/m-ward/certain-things-you-have-to-stumble-on-to-they-can-t-be-preprogrammed/) [M. Ward](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/m-ward/) > [The way that I'm working now is basically the way I've been working since I was a kid: Find the greatest artist in whatever…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/m-ward/the-way-that-i-m-working-now-is-basically-the-way-i-ve-been-working/) [M. Ward](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/m-ward/) > [I don't like the way recording to digital sounds. Most of the time, when I'm recording to two-inch tape, I still have a romantic…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/m-ward/i-don-t-like-the-way-recording-to-digital-sounds-most-of-the-time/) [M. Ward](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/m-ward/) > [I got this Christmas gift with the entire Beatles catalog. I had fun trying to duplicate what I was hearing on these records, only…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/m-ward/i-got-this-christmas-gift-with-the-entire-beatles-catalog-i-had-fun/) [M. Ward](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/m-ward/) > [Every record turns into whatever the listener gets out of it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/m-ward/every-record-turns-into-whatever-the-listener-gets-out-of-it/) [M. Ward](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/m-ward/) > [It's a luxury to not have to just be performing with other people to have my music heard.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/m-ward/it-s-a-luxury-to-not-have-to-just-be-performing-with-other-people-to/) [M. Ward](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/m-ward/) > [I'm somebody who gets a lot of inspiration from dreams.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/m-ward/i-m-somebody-who-gets-a-lot-of-inspiration-from-dreams/) [M. Ward](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/m-ward/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/records/m-ward/#itemlist", "name": "15 Records Quotes By M. Ward", "numberOfItems": 15, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I get annoyed with movies or books, songs or records that deliberately try to make you feel a certain way.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "M. 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Ward" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/m-ward/i-always-prefer-other-people-s-interpretations-over-my-own-so-i-m-not/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d19/m-ward-11792_explicit_i-always-prefer-other-people-s-interpret_1160340.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d19/m-ward-11792_explicit_i-always-prefer-other-people-s-interpret_1160340.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d19/m-ward-11792_explicit_i-always-prefer-other-people-s-interpret_1160340.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I always prefer other people's interpretations over my own, so I'm not very quick to make explicit what…” — M. Ward", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 10, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I find that the time that goes by is actually your best friend when you are making a record. The passing of time gives you perspective on what you recorded and what you wrote. If something sounds good to you 12 months after you recorded it then chances are pretty good that there's something valuable about the part or the song.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "M. Ward" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/m-ward/i-find-that-the-time-that-goes-by-is-actually-your-best-friend-when/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a4c/m-ward-11792_best-friend_i-find-that-the-time-that-goes-by-is-act_3120212.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a4c/m-ward-11792_best-friend_i-find-that-the-time-that-goes-by-is-act_3120212.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a4c/m-ward-11792_best-friend_i-find-that-the-time-that-goes-by-is-act_3120212.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I find that the time that goes by is actually your best friend when you are making a record. The passing of…” — M. 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