Jerry Harrison Quotes (23 Quotes)


    I think being eclectic is bad when you're just starting out.

    For a young band about to make a record, make sure you get the vocals right.

    When I was in the Modern Lovers we would sometimes spend hours on the stupid drum sound and end up with 10 minutes to do the vocals. That's backwards.

    I think that technology has both introduced new sounds but also allowed an increasingly painterly approach to recording music as you can now paint over what you've done and more and more refine an existing performance.

    It's really exciting working with a new band when you feel like you hit something that's great, and you helped them bring something out.


    That said, everything's important, and every musician who plays on the record is an integral part of it.

    My style is not as defined as someone like Terry Lewis or Jimmy Jam, but when you listen to records I've made, there's a consistency about them.

    But when you're beginning, you should try to focus on something you love and your own way of doing things.

    Normally when I work with bands I'm trying to refine and improve what's already there.

    I think my voice worked out fine, but it was a lot of work for me. And I was very self-conscious about it. I was a bit self-conscious about writing lyrics too.

    That is why I am involved with liquid audio because I think that delivering quality audio over the internet will give musicians a chane to be heard.

    My other advice is to start writing songs and singing right away.

    What's nice about being a producer is you get to roll the dice more often, and you get to be involved with lots of different kinds of music.

    I see myself as the buffer between the band and the record company.

    Most bands have a sound that they're already identified with, so for the producer it becomes a process of helping them find their muse in the studio to make a record that will not only satisfy them artistically, but will also do something in the marketplace.

    I think that the increased bandwith will make music and movie clips a lot more satisfying but it won't sort out boring ideas or songs.

    I had previously been in the band the Modern Lovers with Jonathan Richman.

    I've become increasingly confidant in following intuitions ahead of thoughts as I produce more records.

    I think we could have done a lot more great music, so I was disappointed that we didn't continue making records and touring, but it's hard to argue with 10 good years.

    The vocals are what immediately draw people in and sell the song.

    Music has become a bigger business, and with that there is more pressure to succeed; I think that it creates a negative pressure for being creative.

    The thing about being an artist is that if you put out a record and the record company drops the ball, you can be set back for years.

    Some artists want a producer to be a kind of svengali - someone who actually creates a sound for them.


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