Care Quote by Kelly Jones

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. It…

— Flume

Most of the time I don't force records. I'm not one of these guys that put records out every nine, 10 months. I'm pretty…

— Jason McCoy

I think there's a curiosity that can make you feel anxious as to what the world's going to make of what you're doing. It's…

— Jeff Tweedy

It was a lot easier to write songs before I had a record deal, because the record labels and the industry doesn't mean to…

— Ashton Shepherd

When I begin working on a production, I don't really think about my previous album or albums. I try to have a real creative…

— Romeo Santos

It becomes more important to me as time goes on to make every album the best thing I've ever done, so it's a lot…

— Al Yankovic

My idea of my music is constantly changing so I feel like how other people react to my old songs just ends up putting…

— Tate McRae

There is always a bit of pressure to do a good album - to do good work, period. I really put a lot of…

— Aaliyah

I do feel pressure internally and externally to put out music, but that excites me because I love songwriting, and this brings me back…

— Sam Hunt

For every album, I feel an obligation to myself to make something that I'm really proud of. But other than that, I make an…

— Alex G

With the music that I've put out, I realized that putting pressure on an album isn't always the right thing to do for yourself.

— Skepta

When you have a reputation for making not only good songs but great albums, that in itself creates added artistic pressure. But, at the…

— Jay-Z