Band Quote by Jerry Harrison

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

Musicians are kind of like pirates, you know? You have to be free to follow whatever your muse is, or wherever life is pulling…

— Laura Jane Grace

Every so often, you have a producer or a songwriter or both or a team that comes along and really reshapes and redefines sonically…

— Raheem DeVaughn

Some artists want a producer to be a kind of svengali - someone who actually creates a sound for them.

— Jerry Harrison

I always feel like there's something magic in recording studios. There's a reason good music continues to be made in them. It's just some…

— Rick Rubin

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 I understand what bands want, just from having made records myself. I understand what it takes to get a good vocal sound,…

— Ric Ocasek

While making any record, you look for the opportunity to bring someone who will help generate something special in the music environments you create.

— Michael McDonald

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

— Jimmy Iovine

People want you to produce records. They don't care what it took to make it. When a band is out doing concerts, the fans…

— Slash

It takes a lot of money to make music and get it to people. It takes a lot of time to make a record…

— Grieves

It's funny when you start writing an album and then recording - the songs begin to take on a spirit of their own. Once…

— Matt Shultz