Album Quote by Elvis Costello

There have been records I've been really, really pleased with that haven't connected with people. But I felt good about them.

— Paul Weller

For my first album I wanted to make a record that would be intimate, deeply personal, and honest.

— James McCartney

It was always important to me that I made a record where I really sang well, and I don't think it's happened yet. There's…

— Alison Moyet

I've had chances to record albums, which I haven't done.

— Harry Dean Stanton

I struggled with the pressure of having the successful record after the first record. Second album syndrome. I'm living proof; it's very real.

— Flume

This record for the first time - feels like a record that really represents my whole entire life and instead of just a period…

— Vince Gill

When I listen to and play the songs from 'Narrow Stairs' now, that record feels like a record where we had established a style…

— Ben Gibbard

Oh, I will always be honest with my music. The records are black boxes for me. Like if you want to know who I…

— Katy Perry

A lot of our tracks have sounded a lot better than I thought they would because of recording, mixing, and because I probably didn't…

— Charlie Watts

The first Garbage record sounds bizarre, it's not a pristine sounding album. We ran everything through stomp boxes and through samplers and that definitely…

— Butch Vig

There have been albums I've recorded in the past that have had success, and then there have been ones I've had extreme faith in,…

— Michael McDonald

Our first album was a stupid mistake by the record company. They tried to sell us as an alternative act. A big mistake!

— Lauryn Hill