Agree Quote by Black Francis

In my experience as a record producer, the people who most get involved are the people from independent labels who feel they have more…

— Andy Gill

I've always thought, it's the artist that write the songs and make the records. And it's our responsibility to set the tone for what's…

— Eric Church

As a producer, I'm an objective observer, helping a band form their ideas into a cohesive album. It's a step back from the intimacy…

— Mark Hoppus

Producers are the people behind the biggest artists in the game. We definitely deserve that title to be considered as an artist, because producers…

— Murda Beatz

It was always very important for us that we presented ourselves as a band, because it's a three-part writing process and it's a three-part…

— Lauren Mayberry

To make a record requires a strategy; it's not just throwing somebody in the studio and seeing how it goes. Some artists are self-contained,…

— Tom Corson

I really enjoy helping a band form their sounds and ideas from initial spark to completed album. Being a producer is different in that,…

— Mark Hoppus

I think that sometimes, as producers, we just service the artists who's really just the main front or person. You know, our roles are…

— No I.D

Who you are as a performer is one thing, but when you're making records, you're dealing with musicians' tastes, their goals, their wants, their…

— Scott Weiland

My responsibility is to the artist first. There's something that artists intrinsically know about their music and their fanbase that neither the record company…

— Nile Rodgers

After bands become successful, they always make that choice to do the record about how cool or how hard it is to be in…

— Ryan Ross

Every artist and every song has an idea, and the producer's job is to capture it.

— Jimmy Iovine