Billy Sherwood Quotes

I had to go into a studio and compose and write and press up 12 songs in 14 hours. When you're recording a song from scratch it takes you 14 hours to do just one song.

I'll stay in the studio for 12 hours at a time, just producing music and making records. It doesn't feel like 'Oh man I've got a job to do.' It's more like 'Oh man I didn't even realize I've been there this long.'

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

The actual work of recording a record or making a film just requires that you consciously block the time out to do that and nothing else. That's what I do.

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.

Back in the day, I used to be in the studio recording 20 hours a day. And that was all of the time. I still record a lot of hours, but I don't go as long as I used to.

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

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 I'm not on the road I'm in the studio every day.

It's like... to make a good record - I don't care who you are - it takes a long time and a lot of passion and a lot of attention to detail, right?

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

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

I've got my own studio, so I sit in my studio writing and if I get a great take, that's the take.

I love the producer, Joel Rice. We worked together years ago putting a project together.

I'm always working on a new album because I'm always writing, and I'm always in and out of my home studio.

I talked to the record company about what I had in mind. They said they wanted something lush. I figured the best thing to do was let them hear what I had in mind.

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

I'm not really gonna stop. We've got so much stuff to do, so many songs we talked about, so many things to record.

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

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.

Making a record with 'Depeche Mode' is not a simple process. It's quite complicated and long. We have the luxury of time. I'm not sure that's such a good thing when you're being creative.

When you produce an album, you're dealing with it theatrically. It has to have a structure, and the inner response to that is that the ear loves it.

I get very deep into the writing and recording process.