Mike Dean Quotes

I like being in a recording studio. I like watching a song go from the simplicity of the original music.

The actual making of a record is the most exciting part of this business.

When you record an album in six days, you don't have time to work out a lot of stuff.

Making records is hard work.

Plus, we spend most of our time writing music. Most of the time is spent in the studio in my house.

I spend a lot of time working in the studio as a producer, not just a singer.

I didn't have a lot to do with the first record.

I've always been interested in what happens in the studio.

I realized I liked being in the studio and working on translating the ideas into recordings.

It really does take a lot of time to make records, to be in the studio and do all that stuff.

All my writing takes place during the recording of the master tapes. I never do have songs when I start up an album. I actually write them while I record.

I've always wanted to produce a whole album for an artist.

We always started these albums as making demos, that went right on until Scary Monsters.

I just continue to look for different material, great material, as good as I can find, and try to go in there and do as good a job as I can do in making it a record. That's all you can expect. That's all that you can do.

Unlike motor sport, I didn't get into music for the live performances. I like writing and studio work and seeing how a song can come to life.

But when I record my next studio album, of course I'll do the lead vocals.

I get very deep into the writing and recording process.

It's a massive undertaking putting an album together... It's not light weight at all.

My first album was completed in three months.

Making an album is a long process, but it's a fun process.

I've done a lot of albums and I kinda know when I'm onto something that was inspirational for me to record and create, and this was one of those projects where I really enjoyed making the album.

I like to make great albums.

They're mostly done before we went into the studio, although I do like writing in the studio.

I don't think people realize how much work it takes to make an album.

With music, you're working with a producer, and you walk out of the studio six hours later with a track that's almost completely finished. There's an almost immediate payoff.