Editing Quote by Jason Becker

I do a lot of editing and switching around and putting little pieces together to get the right mood and personality, and it takes…

— Matt Berninger

I write the songs, go in and record them, then I listen to everything and decide how it all fits together.

— Lucinda Williams

I'll play about with different sounds in the studio with no concept of music at all. I'll just build up a song in layers…

— Tricky

Usually, I make a simple beat, throw in the acapella, and then I just improvise on the piano. Whatever comes up, I record the…

— Shook

I sit and write songs alone and then get together with people to help me flesh it out into a recording.

— James Mercer

I write songs. Then I record them. And later, maybe I perform them on stage. That's what I do. That's my job. Simple.

— Van Morrison

I used to put the vocals on top and piece it together. Now I start with the vocals and the string parts I write;…

— Hamilton Leithauser

Usually I write the songs at home and then I bring them in to the band; when we play them as a band, that's…

— Britt Daniel

I like to rehearse a lot. Before I hit the stage, I listen to the songs that I would perform and make sure I…

— Cordae

I tend to write songs fast, so the process usually only lasts around 30 minutes. In the studio is where I really can artistically…

— Alan Cohen

For me, I work very self-contained. It's literally just me sitting in a room doing it until the very end of the process when…

— Steven Price

It's more my own thing if I do instrumentals, but I also do really love collaborating with vocalists, so it's a good balance.

— Flume