Rick Rubin Quotes

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• It's a big theme in my life, learning about myself and being a better person. I'm a work in progress; I have revelations every day.
• 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 can't…
• I like things that are unique and extreme.
• Everything I do, whether it's producing or signing an artist, always starts with the songs. When I'm listening, I'm looking for a balance that you…
• I never decide if an idea is good or bad until I try it. So much of what gets in the way of things being…
• I'm just trying to make my favorite music. That's how I work; I just do things based on the way they feel to me. I…
• I don't know what makes someone hip. The goal is artist achievement and the best work we can do with no limitation.
• The power of nature is what all art strives to be. The more we can get in tune with the harmony of the planet, the…
• There’s a tremendous power in using the least amount of information to get a point across.
• For me the Beatles are proof of the existence of God.
• 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 and…
• People are willing to get short-term gains at the risk of long-term choices...
• 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 isn't…
• I guess edgy things tend to get my attention.
• I never had the feeling I ever had to make a dime doing anything.
• I was the only punk rocker at my high school. And there were at least a handful of black kids who liked hip-hop. Both were…
• At 15, I started listening to hard rock and heavy metal, but I would say it was more hard rock because I liked Kiss, Aerosmith,…
• I played more of an advisory role with Public Enemy. I really trusted them to make the music that they wanted to make, and the…
• I really loved crunk. I loved the extreme nature of it, how repetitious it was, and how these basic, angry chants would just be repeated…

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