--- title: "3 Lamont Dozier Quotes - Famous Record producer (How Sweet It Is)" description: "Lamont Herbert Dozier was an American singer, songwriter, and record producer from Detroit. He co-wrote and produced 14 Billboard #1 hits in the US and ..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b015/author-lamont-dozier-58440.jpg" --- ![Portrait of Lamont Dozier](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b015/author-lamont-dozier-58440.jpg) # Lamont Dozier (1941–2022) Record Producer United States **3** quotes in **40** categories Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet Lamont Dozier was a record producer from the United States, best known for *How Sweet It Is*. ## Quick Facts About Lamont Dozier Born June 16, 1941 Died August 8, 2022 Nationality United States Profession Record Producer Notable works How Sweet It Is ## About Lamont Dozier Lamont Herbert Dozier was an American singer, songwriter, and record producer from Detroit. He co-wrote and produced 14 Billboard #1 hits in the US and 4 #4 in the UK. ## Awards & Honors Johnny Mercer Award ## Quotes by Lamont Dozier > [We wanted to guide the musicians, so we could create our own sound. We would never let the band just go in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lamont-dozier/we-wanted-to-guide-the-musicians-so-we-could-create-our-own-sound-we/) [Lamont Dozier](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lamont-dozier/) [Band](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/band/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0a8/lamont-dozier-88108_band_we-wanted-to-guide-the-musicians-so-we-c_13575.png) > [I don't think about commercial concerns when I first come up with something. When I sit down at the piano, I try…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lamont-dozier/i-don-t-think-about-commercial-concerns-when-i-first-come-up-with/) [Lamont Dozier](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lamont-dozier/) [Come up](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/come-up/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ec0/lamont-dozier-88108_come-up_i-don-t-think-about-commercial-concerns_1066171.png) > [Young writers should definitely research the current sounds and styles.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lamont-dozier/young-writers-should-definitely-research-the-current-sounds-and-styles/) [Lamont Dozier](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lamont-dozier/) [Currents](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/currents/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1d8/lamont-dozier-88108_currents_young-writers-should-definitely-research_1372009.png) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lamont-dozier/#itemlist", "name": "Lamont Dozier Quotes", "numberOfItems": 3, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "We wanted to guide the musicians, so we could create our own sound. 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