Grew Quote by Stephen Sondheim

The best recording is the one you bring with you in your mind.

— Enda Kenny

The thing to remember when you're re-recording pieces from the past is that you have to have respect for the original performances, recordings, and…

— Ian Gillan

If I think about the way I was drawn into the music, it was much more by recordings than by live performances.

— Evan Parker

My favorite recordings are the ones that feel like there were no middlemen in the creation. That's the biggest problem with most films and…

— M. Ward

I've composed music for many remakes and they've all come out much better than the original.

— Vidyasagar

I thought that some of my best records was when there wasn't a lot of work being done on it, like 'Winter in America'…

— Gil Scott-Heron

The real producers back in the day didn't sit there and play every single instrument. They made sure the record had the best performance…

— Kenny Beats

I valued the experience of making the recordings, and I value the performances contained therein, and I value so much of what they can…

— Will Oldham

So the recordings were these immersive landscapes, and yet, unlike the performances that almost no one would see, I had a sense that these…

— Miranda July

I think I've done more recording in the past 10 years than most people, but it's all been directed toward film composing and soundtracks.…

— Stanley Clarke

The best performances, are those that can be performed once.

— Brandon Sanderson

Once I finish something, if I don't feel that it's absolutely fabulous, there's no way I would ever let it be recorded, I wouldn't…

— Beth Hart