Magic Quote by Ahmet Ertegun

There are a lot of producers who basically have their sound, and if the artist works with them, you almost know what the record's…

— Jon Brion

That's the nature of the business. You can have a hit and then nothing happens all of a sudden. But I don't resent it.…

— Leo Sayer

It's nice to see people invest in what you do as an artist and sing the songs back at you and feel something. You…

— Chris Stapleton

It's a weird thing when you make records. You try to hear it before you make it, so you walk into the studio with…

— Dave Grohl

It's like whether you're in a huge movie or you've just recorded an incredible album you've got to do the next thing, and that's…

— Brad Garrett

Once you have a hit song and people recognize you the moment you start into it is a big thrill!

— Porter Wagoner

When you know you have a good song, when you're onstage, even if it's just a weird, basic energy, you know your song is…

— Duff McKagan

I'm not even going to lie - when I'm in the studio, I'm not like, 'Alright, let me make a hit.' I just try…

— Tee Grizzley

Artists don't always know. Almost every song I ever recorded that was a hit at the majors that the promotional people picked I didn't…

— Roy Ayers

You can build up expectations for a song before you record it, and then it's like nothing's good enough in the studio.

— Andrew Bird

You don't just go to the studio and say, 'I'm going to write a hit.' It becomes a hit when people like your compositions.

— Chuck Berry

I used to record songs, like, play the beat from one phone and have another phone recording me and just rap. Moving from that…

— A Boogie wit da Hoodie