Jerry Harrison Quotes

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• But when you're beginning, you should try to focus on something you love and your own way of doing things.
• I had previously been in the band the Modern Lovers with Jonathan Richman.
• I think being eclectic is bad when you're just starting out.
• I see myself as the buffer between the band and the record company.
• I think my voice worked out fine, but it was a lot of work for me. And I was very self-conscious about it. I was…
• I think that technology has both introduced new sounds but also allowed an increasingly painterly approach to recording music as you can now paint over…
• It's really exciting working with a new band when you feel like you hit something that's great, and you helped them bring something out.
• I've become increasingly confidant in following intuitions ahead of thoughts as I produce more records.
• Music has become a bigger business, and with that there is more pressure to succeed; I think that it creates a negative pressure for being…
• Normally when I work with bands I'm trying to refine and improve what's already there.
• Some artists want a producer to be a kind of svengali - someone who actually creates a sound for them.
• The vocals are what immediately draw people in and sell the song.
• What's nice about being a producer is you get to roll the dice more often, and you get to be involved with lots of different…
• My other advice is to start writing songs and singing right away.
• I think we could have done a lot more great music, so I was disappointed that we didn't continue making records and touring, but it's…
• For a young band about to make a record, make sure you get the vocals right.
• Most bands have a sound that they're already identified with, so for the producer it becomes a process of helping them find their muse in…
• That said, everything's important, and every musician who plays on the record is an integral part of it.

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