"A lot of musicians are good cooks, and……" — Steve Albini
"A lot of musicians are good cooks, and a lot of cooks are musicians, but I think that may just be a result of the creative impulse finding several means of expression. Probably an equivalent number are visual artists, woodworkers or compulsive liars."
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46 Quotes by Steve Albini
Steve Albini has 46 quotes on this site.
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Know what you're trying to do before you do it. Turning knobs at random isn't enlightening any more than throwing…
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I hate 'foodie' because it's cute, like pretty much all diminutives associated with eating. 'Veggies,' 'sammies,' 'parm.' I eat food,…
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For less than the cost of a Big Mac, fries and a Coke, you can buy a loaf of fresh…
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In 1980, I moved to Chicago, and I recorded demo tapes for my friends' bands, and in 1981, the first…
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My father was an expert hunter, so we ate a lot of wild game when I was growing up in…
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Find people who think like you and stick with them. Make only music you are passionate about. Work only with…
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The woman I am currently crazy about was a vegetarian for a year until I started dating her. As is…
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The band cannot sign to another label or even put out its own material unless they are released from their…
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I'm only interested in working on records that legitimately reflect the band's own perception of their music and existence. If…
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I do not want and will not take a royalty on any record I record. I think paying a royalty…
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Toast is bread made delicious and useful. Un-toasted bread is okay for children's sandwiches and sopping up barbecue sauce, but…
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Im busy doing my job, and being a loudmouth doesnt appeal to me as much as when I was younger…
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