Achieve Quote by Vanessa Carlton

Making albums is a very lonely process sometimes. Sitting around working on songs, feeling the pressure.

— Jens Lekman

We're putting a lot of pressure on ourselves for this second album and so we want to make it as great as we possibly…

— Charles Kelley

Most people don't make it to a second album.

— Offset

I think when you get past your second album, it all becomes something of a routine. So you have to struggle against that, find…

— Van Morrison

The first album I started out, I just did everything completely alone. I think it has to do with confidence. The more confidence you…

— Bat for Lashes

To be honest, making albums is really never easy. It's always a bit excruciating because there's always this fight to make it great, and…

— Jesse Harris

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

It's difficult as an artist sometimes. There's a lot of pressure when it's your first album. You want to make something that's meaningful and…

— Kali Uchis

Moving from a first to a second album is an incredibly transitional time for any band because you never get to make one in…

— Lauren Mayberry

I think that the idea of having a different approach to every single one of my albums is so exciting to me. I never…

— Taylor Swift

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

— Aaliyah

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