Goal Quote by John McLaughlin

I like making records because it is more relaxed than singing on stage. The problem for me is to find time to prepare for…

— Mirella Freni

Either you write songs or you don't. And if you do write songs like I do, I think there's a natural desire to want…

— Roger Waters

My philosophy for producing a record is for everyone involved, including myself, to get out of the way of the song, and at the…

— M. Ward

I look at making a record and being in a recording studio as more of a craft; You have to be so much more…

— Butch Trucks

Every time I hear a recording I've made, I hear all kinds of things I could improve or things I should have done. There's…

— Charlie Parker

Making a record? You've got to have the song, then you create a record. I think it's the same with a live performance. If…

— Tom Petty

Live performances make music important. Recording is cool and fun, and it's nice to document the thing you made, but the goal in my…

— Dan Deacon

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

I really just tried to make a record full of great songs, which is the goal I always have.

— Martina McBride

I write a song to be recorded. And to some extent to be performed, but definitely more to be recorded than performed, because the…

— Will Oldham

I think producing a record for other artists is almost like giving them advice, and I would say that it is easier to produce…

— Labrinth

I don't make records for pleasure. I did when I was a younger artist, but I don't today. I record so that I can…

— Marvin Gaye