Bruce Nauman Quotes

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

I love, love, love just being hands on at all times in the studio.

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

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

I'm a studio rat. I like going in there as producer.

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

I love to be in the studio. That's what I like to do best.

I make records from top to bottom. Bring the best out of the vocalist. I deal with live instrumentation on all our records.

All day long you write little ideas on the piano and the guitar, but sometimes all you have to do is come in, set up the mic, press record and start the process.

Well, I've been recording myself on a computer since I was about 13 or 14. So it's completely entwined with my creative process. Essentially, it allows you to make music that's better and smarter than you are, by using your ears to lead the way.

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.

I get very deep into the writing and recording process.

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

I usually make records very quickly. I usually go in and record them and mix them, and I'm done within a couple of weeks.

It's no secret that my favorite part of the process is making records; if I'm not making them with Flatts, then I'm out producing them on other folks.

I've been in the studio environment since I was young, so I know what to expect.

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.

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

I started rapping at the age of 12. That's when I wrote my first song, but I was more intrigued on learning how the recording process works: how do you create music and what materials I needed. So I educated myself musically so that I could focus on creating my own.

I think, with production, I pay very close attention. 'Cause that's my favorite thing in music. That's the whole drive. That's the reason.

We're always recording music, writing songs.

Madlib isn't a beatmaker, he's a producer.

Making records is hard work.

For 'Twisted Fantasy,' I probably spent 180 days in the studio.

I never complete a song until I'm actually going to make a record.