Cutting Quote by Tommy Lee

So I'll set a cycle in motion and pop it into record and I'll lay down a drum pattern, a bass line, a keyboard…

— Thomas Dolby

Finishing a song is definitely the hardest part. It's, you know, you can polish it forever and then whittle it down into something it…

— Dan Deacon

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 write the songs, go in and record them, then I listen to everything and decide how it all fits together.

— Lucinda Williams

Once I finish a song, it's done and it's on the album.

— Classified

For me, it's always just about playing the song and recording it and giving it what it needs as a song.

— Passenger

I usually write to the beat. Really, the beat can make the song itself.

— Blueface

In the past, my process would start with a sample of another song, and I'd chop it up and use that as the basis…

— G-Eazy

I don't like drums dictating the song; like when you hear a fill and then you know the chorus is coming up.

— Adam Granduciel

I used to put the vocals on top and piece it together. Now I start with the vocals and the string parts I write;…

— Hamilton Leithauser

Usually, I make a simple beat, throw in the acapella, and then I just improvise on the piano. Whatever comes up, I record the…

— Shook

I tend to think about so many different things on a recording. I'll be trying to tune into what the drummer's doing, trying to…

— Adam Granduciel