Recording Habits Quotes

My mum records everything I'm in on VHS. Like, who still has VHS? I told her it's all online now, but she still tapes it.

I'm nocturnal when it comes to recording - I'm just more creative at night.

I always record far more than I can use. There's probably twice as much recorded as comes out.

I usually record all through the night, but I'm known for waking up early in the morning. Even if I had recorded till 3 or 4 in the morning I might wake up at 9 or 10. I never sleep till 1 o clock.

I still find time to record during the season. Offseason, I record every day until 7 A.M. - all night.

I know I have this image but in reality, if you take all my records, I had to use five or six [tracks].

When I make records, I never listen to stuff after it's done. Ever.

I record all night and sleep all day. It started because you're excited about the music and you want to stay up longer, but over 15 years, it's become a habit. In my circle, I think a lot of musicians operate like this. When the place is quiet, you're more creative. I have plenty of people I can call at 4 A.M. and know they'll be up.

I never did albums fully at DFA; I always would go someplace else so I wasn't making a record in my office, basically.

I think a lot about my obsessive need to document things and what it's going to mean in the future.