“In the studio, I always put on National Geographic for inspiration. Looking at lions eating gazelles, all that type of stuff.” InspirationStuffTypeEatingStudiosLionsNational GeographicGazelles Author:Big Sean
“Gather and hoard your inspirations as you live, then recapture them as needed in the studio.” InspirationNeededStudios Author:Nita Engle
“I honestly just love being in my studio working on music. That's all the inspiration I need. And I don't write with an end result in mind, I just write for the simple love of writing.” NeedsWritingMindEndsInspirationSimpleLove IsResultsStudiosHonestlyEnd ResultsSimple Love Author:Moby
“I get so fed up with the making of an album taking over my life - it's all I can think about or talk about. You find yourself in a rut and lacking inspiration and it's hard to get out of that because I'm working alone in the studio.” ThinkingI CanHardInspirationAlbumsStudiosFinding YourselfFedsLackingFed UpRutsWorking Alone Author:Imogen Heap
“Sometimes I'm in the studio, sometimes I'm not. It's about delivering the music to the artist, but it's also about the inspiration.” SometimesInspirationArtistStudiosDelivering Author:DJ Khaled
“As much as I love performing, nothing juices me up creatively like being in my own studio for an extended period. Songs, ideas, even paintings are pouring out of me. My inspiration and usual subject matter: life.” IdeasMatterInspirationSongMy OwnSubjectsPaintingPeriodsStudiosPerformingUsualJuiceSubject MatterPouring Author:Adrian Belew
“I didn't come to Nashville to put on a cowboy hat and pretend to be a country singer. My attraction to Nashville as Music City is the variety and flexibility: the fact that there's so many musicians at your disposal, so many amazing studios and talented people that you can draw from. ... I try to be myself, but at the same time I'm learning a lot, and I'm pulling from not only from the well of inspiration that I'm getting from Nashville, but I'm pulling from my roots.” PeopleTryingWellsCountryFactsInspirationCitiesMusicianDrawsRootsStudiosAttractionSingersVarietyHatsPullingCowboyFlexibilityNashvilleCountry SingerCowboy HatMusic City Author:John Oates
“Inspiration hits me at the most annoying times. Like when I am on my bicycle going back home from the studio at 3 a.m.. I've many crackly recordings into my mobile phone practically inaudible from the wind rushing into the handset!” HomeInspirationWindPhonesStudiosAnnoyingMobileBicycleBack HomeRushingMobile Phones Author:Imogen Heap
“The process is always the same. I get an inspiration for a new song, I put it down on paper immediately so I won't lose it. When I am ready to go to the studio with it, I play it a few times on the piano and edit, add, and type the lyrics and take it to the studio. Sometimes I don't have anything on paper.” SometimesPlayInspirationSongProcessLosesReadyTypePaperAddStudiosPianoEditsNew Songs Author:Yoko Ono