Art Quote by Butch Vig

It's funny, I don't really feel that nostalgic. I only recently started putting up some photos from some of the sessions I've done over…

— Butch Vig

I'm constantly working on something new, whether it's a Garbage song, or for someone I'm producing or a song for film or TV whatever…

— Butch Vig

I think the Cosmic Psychos were a band that was highly influential on the Seattle so called grunge scene. I know that Kurt and…

— Butch Vig

What I love about analogue is it really forces you to go for a performance. I hear these young bands play perfect and they've…

— Butch Vig

There weren't even cell phones when we started Garbage, we'd have to pull over to the side of the road and use a payphone…

— Butch Vig

I found when we released Not Your Kind of People it was hard for me to go back on tour, especially when we had…

— Butch Vig

Compression is a necessary evil. The artists I know want to sound competitive. You don't want your track to sound quieter or wimpier by…

— Butch Vig

If I had had success when I was early twenties I'm sure I would have lost my mind, I would've just partied like crazy…

— Butch Vig

If you can just focus on creating your art whether that's music or writing a book or painting trust me it is really hard…

— Butch Vig

I'd work on Garbage or I'd edit a song or writing here, but I was able to do a lot of things with my…

— Butch Vig

I'm a gear head. I love gear. If I have the choice, of course I'd rather use a great microphone, a Neumann microphone and…

— Butch Vig

I made so many recordings with junky mics and crappy mixing consoles, you have to use what your tools are and in some ways…

— Butch Vig