Guy Berryman Quotes

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

Every artist and every song has an idea, and the producer's job is to capture it.

I was trying to do the same thing that I always do which is make an interesting record.

It takes so much energy and time to make one song perfect.

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 started trying to do my own music at home, and I was like, 'You know what, I can play the guitar, sort of. And I can do these things, sort of. And I can make these crazy noises on my computer, sort of. But I need a ridiculously good drummer. I need someone to help me with string arrangements.'

I've finally figured out how to make a Rodney Crowell record, and that's let it be, leave the mistakes.

When you are making an album, it is about the purpose - you are creating both a concept and vibe, then you follow through with that.

When it comes to production and the overall sound, I don't really have a lot of intentions with it. I start off with melody and a lyrical idea, and then build off of that story.

I'm not a mixer. That's not what I do. I'm a songwriter, a singer, and a guitar player. You might have some ideas here and there, but you let the mixer mix the song because, overall, you've gotta trust their instincts.

What happens with writing a song and demoing it, for me the demo always becomes the master.

Some artists send their verses, and others record in my studio. Depends. I prefer them being there.

I write most of my own lyrics for my album and I am helping to produce some of the songs as well.

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.

An album is a thing you take time out and go work on.

When creating an album, one of the first things you have to think about is what you want your production style to be.

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

It's big production. It's huge. It's using studio technology to your benefit. You don't go in and play live and then just take the tapes and get them mastered. You have to create.

I'm not one for walking the beaches humming a melody. I love the discipline of sitting in the studio, writing and listening. That is my domain.

I always want to make an album that lets people immerse in it, kind of like you get caught up in a good movie.

Actually, recording the Suite Chic album was so much fun and while working on this new album, people that I've worked with from Suite Chic has lend their voice.

I needed an opportunity to get back in the studio and get my recording chops back together.

I'll have the music, and then I'll just turn the microphone on, press Play and Record and sing. And whatever comes out ends up being the melody.

My first love is producing.