David Draiman Quotes

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 then you hit these stumbling blocks along the way.

I just want to give people the best album that I possibly can.

Some people get on the whole touring circuit for years and years and years on one record. What interests me is sitting down at a piano, writing songs, getting into a studio and exploring new sounds to come up with something I'm really proud of.

I've never been the type of person to jump up and throw out the album without it being what it's supposed to be.

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

I have a rough idea when I walk into a studio though.

All the signs were right. And when I mean all the sings were right, the only signs that we care about when we start a project of making a record is, do we have the songs - it's that simple.

A big part of the Motown formula was, they took music and turned it into this sort of automotive assembly line. They were cranking out 10 songs a day in that studio, or more.

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.

My main concern is getting out an album that I feel really proud of.

If you're only making an album every 10 years, it better be good.

If you wait this long to put an album out, you'd better be sure you tried your best.

Albums take a lot out of you.

I wouldn't go into the studio if I didn't have a band who's ready, willing, and able.

I look forward to the future - and going into the studio to make new music.

'Float On' was a fine song, but I was still writing the lyrics on the last day we were working on it and deciding if it was something we wanted to put on the record.

And of course, the musician - if he's serious - always answers: My last album is my best, otherwise I wouldn't have done it.

I don't listen to my own records a lot. Once in a while - to check out my mistakes. Because you can always see a spot or two in the record where you could have done better. So you more or less study this way.

It don't matter who I'm working with. I just feel like I want to make the best record possible.

When you're making an album, it's, like, exciting every night you make something new, but you're the only one who gets to hear it.

For me, the more time you can take and the more care you can take with songs, the better off you're going to be.

To me, being in the studio is one of the most exciting parts about being an artist.

I study myself. I study film, and I make sure that everything's on point.

I know when I've written a good song when I can imagine the video. If I can't imagine the video straight away, I'm not gonna put it on my album.

I think the third record is the hardest one.