James Lapine Quotes

I think that the process of making music is a hard one to describe as well.

What's cool about making music is when you create a record, it comes from somewhere.

I enjoy making music and take my time to do everything until it is 'perfect.'

It takes a lot of people hours to make music because they focus so much on one thing. I just do it, and I make something you can just vibe to.

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

I can't just sit down and make a song in a day. It's only possible if you focus on the music and not the sound.

Music is a really great creative tool for me, for different roles.

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 usually write my music on a piano, and I really enjoy performing that way, because that actually shows how the music was in my mind before it actually became an electronic song.

Rap is something you can just throw on the skillet and fry up real quick. That's how it comes to me, my train of thought. It's like getting dressed - I don't have to sit down and stare at clothes, I just pick what I like and put it on. But rock, you gotta put it in the oven and let it bake.

Composition is definitely what I'm born to do, and it came last.

Anyone who writes knows that ultimately the majority of your time is spent alone in a room with a piano or a guitar, no matter what the project is.

I am an inventor of music.

I think that what I'm interested with is the creative side of music-making, rather than all the travelling.

For me making music is part social, part interaction, part collaboration.

Songs are not on a conveyor belt. I'm not chopping them up and putting them out.

The creative part for me is making songs, and that's what I really love the most, and that's what I've always done for every band I've ever had.

Composing music is hard work.

I'm always creating. Whether I'm writing a lyric or making a beat, every day I'm doing something.

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

I had a really pleasant time composing music for 'Raaga.'

I love collaborating because I come from the world of being in bands.

I don't know what aids creativity. All I know is that it feels natural to hold a guitar in my hands and sing.

We always used to describe ourselves as an instrumental band. Basically, the music was always instrumentally based, so the songs always came later.

I think, now that I've been writing songs in general, whether it's for the group or for me, I definitely feel like I got a little trigger happy, because it was so exciting to have production and create and put a lot in there.