--- title: "1 Ve Outsider Quotes By Rick Rubin" description: "1 Ve Outsider quotes by Rick Rubin. Plus more from Rick Rubin and more Ve Outsider sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fd3/rick-rubin-17346_always_i-ve-always-been-an-outsider-when-i-did_1727315.jpg" --- > [I've always been an outsider. When I did magic, I was the only kid. When I worked with Johnny Cash, I was completely out of place in Nashville. And when I started Def Jam, I was the only white guy…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-rubin/i-ve-always-been-an-outsider-when-i-did-magic-i-was-the-only-kid-when/) [Rick Rubin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-rubin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fd3/rick-rubin-17346_always_i-ve-always-been-an-outsider-when-i-did_1727315.jpg) ## More by Rick Rubin > [There’s a tremendous power in using the least amount of information to get a point across.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-rubin/there-s-a-tremendous-power-in-using-the-least-amount-of-information/) [Rick Rubin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-rubin/) > [For me the Beatles are proof of the existence of God.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-rubin/for-me-the-beatles-are-proof-of-the-existence-of-god/) [Rick Rubin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-rubin/) > [Usually when I start a new project there's a fear of the unknown; maybe it's a band I've never been in the studio with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-rubin/usually-when-i-start-a-new-project-there-s-a-fear-of-the-unknown/) [Rick Rubin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-rubin/) > [I guess edgy things tend to get my attention.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-rubin/i-guess-edgy-things-tend-to-get-my-attention/) [Rick Rubin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-rubin/) > [My taste changes radically all the time, and I listen to whatever feels good. Another thing is that I'm in the studio so much…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-rubin/my-taste-changes-radically-all-the-time-and-i-listen-to-whatever/) [Rick Rubin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-rubin/) > [I was very lucky. My neck hurt and I went to my doctor, who was kind of hip, and he said it was stress-caused…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-rubin/i-was-very-lucky-my-neck-hurt-and-i-went-to-my-doctor-who-was-kind-of/) [Rick Rubin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-rubin/) > [The power of nature is what all art strives to be. The more we can get in tune with the harmony of the planet,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-rubin/the-power-of-nature-is-what-all-art-strives-to-be-the-more-we-can-get/) [Rick Rubin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-rubin/) > [In between 15 and 20 - probably at around 17 - my interests switched from hard rock to punk rock. And then by 20…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-rubin/in-between-15-and-20-probably-at-around-17-my-interests-switched-from/) [Rick Rubin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-rubin/) > [I've gotten to work with amazing people. I would say usually we get to a point before we get into the studio where there…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-rubin/i-ve-gotten-to-work-with-amazing-people-i-would-say-usually-we-get-to/) [Rick Rubin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-rubin/) > [Everything happens kind of the way it's supposed to happen, and we just watch it unfold. And you can't control it. Looking back, you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-rubin/everything-happens-kind-of-the-way-it-s-supposed-to-happen-and-we/) [Rick Rubin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-rubin/) > [I always feel like there's something magic in recording studios. There's a reason good music continues to be made in them. It's just some…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-rubin/i-always-feel-like-there-s-something-magic-in-recording-studios-there/) [Rick Rubin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-rubin/) > [Well I listened to mostly rock music, and I felt like hip hop was like an extension of rock music when it was done…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-rubin/well-i-listened-to-mostly-rock-music-and-i-felt-like-hip-hop-was-like/) [Rick Rubin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-rubin/) > [I don't know what makes someone hip. The goal is artist achievement and the best work we can do with no limitation.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-rubin/i-don-t-know-what-makes-someone-hip-the-goal-is-artist-achievement/) [Rick Rubin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-rubin/) > [I never made beats to make beats; I only made them when there was a record to make them for. That's one of the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-rubin/i-never-made-beats-to-make-beats-i-only-made-them-when-there-was-a/) [Rick Rubin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-rubin/) > [When you're vegan, you spend your time chasing protein, and you're eating food that's way too high in carbs. I could never catch up…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-rubin/when-you-re-vegan-you-spend-your-time-chasing-protein-and-you-re/) [Rick Rubin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-rubin/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/ve-outsider/rick-rubin/#itemlist", "name": "1 Ve Outsider Quotes By Rick Rubin", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I've always been an outsider. When I did magic, I was the only kid. When I worked with Johnny Cash, I was completely out of place in Nashville. 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