“I've had a couple of guys that I've had co-produce records with me through my career, and it's fun to work with a co-producer.” GuyFunCareersRecordsProduceCoupleProducers Author:Ricky Skaggs
“Guys don't understand great art. They don't care that sometimes the camera has power beyond the photographer to record emotion that only the heart can see. They're threatened when the camera jumps ahead of me. Todd Kovich was pissed when I brought my Nikon to the prom, but I'd missed too many transcendent shots over the years to ever take a chance of missing one again. A prom, I told him, had a boundless supply of photogenic bozos who could be counted on to do something base.” YearsHeartArtSometimesCareGuyChanceEmotionRecordsMissingShotsCamerasPhotographerDon't CareThreatenedGreat ArtTake A ChanceBoundlessTranscendentPromPhotogenicNikon Author:Joan Bauer
“Gone are the days when Virgin Records was owned by Richard Branson, a fan of music. Now they're all owned by some guy who bought it off some guy who bought it off some guy who wants a return on his investment.” WantGuyGoneRecordsFansReturnInvestmentVirgins Author:Noel Gallagher
“The crews that are going to be self-produced are going to make the great albums, as opposed to making these mix-tapes, these compilations - "Me over this guy" It sounds good individually, but the art of the record is something that is lost. It gets to the point where it's just vocalists and producers coming in and piecing things together.” ArtSelfTogetherGuyLostSoundRecordsAlbumsProducersTapeCrewThis GuyVocalistCompilation Author:El-P
“I realized that the people I want to impress most are already in my band. If I just do my best and try to write great songs and then collaborate with these guys and try to make a great record, that's my best path to success.” PeopleIfsWantWritingTryingGuySongPathRecordsBandI RealizedImpressPath To Success Author:Ed Robertson
“I've never had anybody produce my records. I've always produced my own records. I've worked with a guy for a while who was an engineer who helped me produce records, but I've always made my own records. I'm a control fanatic. I've got to control everything.” MadeGuyMy OwnRecordsProduceEngineersFanatics Author:John Mellencamp
“President Obama broke a world record after he reached a million followers on Twitter in just five hours. The only guys not following Obama? His Secret Service agents. They lost track months ago.” WorldGuyLostPresidentHoursSecretMillionsRecordsFiveMonthsTrackFollowingAgentsBrokeFollowersPresident ObamaSecret ServiceWorld RecordsFollowers On Twitter Author:Jimmy Fallon
“I gave up accounting. I went in for about six months writing ad copy. I was fired from that, and then another guy and I did a kind of poor man's Bob and Ray kind of syndicated radio show. Then I decided to stick it out and see what happened. I'd give it a year, a year became two years, and then two years became three years, and then along came the record album.” MenGivingWritingYearsKindTwoShowsGuyThreePoorRecordsComedyHappenedMonthsSixDecidedSticksRadioAlbumsTwo YearsCopiesRaysAdsThree YearsBobSix MonthsGave UpOther GuysAccountingPoor Man Author:Bob Newhart
“I noticed that difference early on, like if you were successful in rock 'n' roll, that was a really bad thing, you almost had to hide it. You had these guys selling 200 million records with dirty T-shirts on. I was like, 'Come on, man. Come on. We know you're successful.' Hip-hop is more about attaining wealth. People respect success. They respect big. They don't even have to like your music. If you're big enough, people are drawn to you.” PeopleIfsKnowsMenEnoughBigsGuyDifferencesWealthMillionsSuccessfulRecordsRocksLike YouHip HopSellingHipsDirtyShirtsHopsBad ThingsRock N RollT Shirt Author:Jay-Z
“Im a hip-hop guy, and the first time I heard Eminem was in 96. He was on a record with Shabban Siddiq. I was like, Who is this guy? Hes dope! First album came out: awesome. Second album came out: awesome. Third album, I was like, Eh. He started to get really successful. He wasnt mine anymore.” FirstsGuySuccessfulRecordsHeardMinesFirst TimeThirdsHip HopAlbumsHipsHopsThis GuyGet RealDope Author:Russell Peters
“Overall, we had about 50 meetings where the brothers would say that I couldn't do any solo records, I couldn't write for other people, I couldn't do this and I couldn't do that. These guys were trying to nail my feet to the ground.” PeopleWritingTryingGuyRecordsFeetBrotherMeetingsNailsSolo Author:Sammy Hagar
“The rewards we get by being those weird guys going against the grain to me are way more massive than selling a million billion records. I like climbing mountains or going on undersea dives for whales and stuff like that.” WayGuyStuffMillionsRecordsMountainRewardsBillionsSellingMassiveClimbingGrainWhalesClimbing MountainUndersea Author:Lupe Fiasco
“Hanson has rapid female fans, which I’m completely proud of, but a lot of fans are a contingent that have grown up with us really - our peers. There’s younger fans. More and more guys are Hanson fans [but they’re] musicians or kind of guys who were into a Beatles record.” KindGuyRecordsFansProudMusicianFemalePeersRapids Author:Taylor Hanson
“The big story now is that President Bush is coming under attack for his service in the National Guard. The White House said, 'no no,' that they have payroll records to show that he served in the National Guard. But today, the commanding officers can't remember seeing Bush between May and October of '72. President Bush said, 'Remember me? I'm the drunk guy. Remember me?'” MaySaidStoriesShowsBigsTodayRememberGuyHousePresidentWhiteRecordsSeeingDrunkWhite HouseOfficersPresident BushOctoberRemember MePayrollNational Guard Author:Jay Leno
“I think taking too long to work on a record you sort of lose some of the feeling, so I write as fast as I can; it's just this manic phase where I'm by myself and or on tour and I write and I write. And I send them to the guys, and we start planning our studio ventures.” ThinkingWritingLongI CanFeelingsGuyLosesRecordsStudiosPlanningPhasesVentureManic Author:John Darnielle
“A great hang is mandatory. But in all of my years as a traveling musician, on a whole it's been pretty damn magical. There have been a couple duds along the way, but most time, I'm in awe of the guys who want to play on my records.” WayWantYearsHas BeensPlayWholeGuyRecordsCoupleMusicianDamnAwe Author:Shelby Lynne
“I'm a curious guy. I can't turn away from an investigative story, when it comes to the forensic analysis. I've done 33 dives, to the titanic wreck site. I've spent over 50 hours piloting robotic vehicles at that wreck trying to piece together what happened during the disaster. How the ship broke up, comparing the historical record with the forensic record. Documentaries are kind of my new life. I love documentary filmmaking.” TryingKindI CanDoneStoriesTogetherGuyTurnsHoursRecordsPiecesHappenedHistoricalDisasterShipsCuriousBrokeCompareAnalysisVehicleFilmmakingSiteDocumentariesNew LifeWrecksRoboticsBroke UpOver 50Forensics Author:James Cameron
“When I was a young comic in New York and I wasn't getting any work, I was wandering around the Lower East Side with my notebook. I would stop at the guitar place on St. Mark's and talk to that dude for a while, then I'd go to the bookstore and talk to that dude for a little while. I had a guy over at the record store, and I'd talk to him for a while. It kept me connected to life.” LittlesYoungGuySidesRecordsNew YorkMarkGuitarConnectedEastStoresWanderComicNotebookBookstoresRecord StoresWandering AroundEast Side Author:Marc Maron
“I've got a strength and conditioning coach, a weights coach, but I've also got a nutritionist, a physiotherapist and a masseur available to me if I need it. It's quite a good network. I've also got sports scientists who record the technical information, so that, after the race, we can analyse the video and check comparisons between, not only me and the other competitors, but me and my best performance. I couldn't do it without these guys, but I'm the one who gets all the credit.” IfsNeedsGuySportsRaceRecordsInformationPerformancesScientistWeightAvailableCreditCoachesChecksVideoComparisonCompetitorsConditioningBest PerformanceNutritionistStrength And Conditioning Author:Liam Tancock
“I want to be the first guy from my generation who doesn't just represent one record but the promise of a lot of them.” WantFirstsGuyGoalRecordsGenerationsPromiseMy Generation Author:John Mayer
“I'm a numbers guy, and I think numbers sometimes tell stories and sometimes they don't. When you look at the NBA, when teams shoot 45% or better from the floor, what is their record? And if they shoot under that what is their record?” IfsThinkingLooksSometimesStoriesGuyNumbersRecordsTeamNba Author:Doug Collins
“I've been friends with the guys in Radiohead for a lot of years, and I watch the way those guys work with incredible envy. Because whatever the slings and arrows of dealing with the record business, at the end of the day, they have total creative autonomy. They don't need a lot to do what they do, and Thom [Yorke] and Jonny [Greenwood] and the guys have their own joint in their hometown.” WayNeedsYearsEndsGuyWatchesCreativeRecordsIncrediblesEnvyThe End Of The DayAutonomyJointsArrowsHometownRadioheadSlings And Arrows Author:Edward Norton
“In a time where everything's a flavor of the month, and it's hard to have any sort of longevity, I've been able to sell records still. I want to be the guy that stands out there and says thank you personally to everyone. And I try after my shows and kick it because I want to genuinely say thanks.” WantTryingStillsHardShowsAbleGuyRecordsMonthsSellsThanksKicksLongevityStanding OutFlavorSaying Thank YouFlavor Of The Month Author:Aesop Rock
“My first record had just broken, and these guys wanted my autograph. I thought, Oh, god, they recognize me. Turns out they thought I was Heidi Fleiss.” FirstsWantedGuyTurnsRecordsBrokenAutographsHeidi Author:Sheryl Crow
“As an experience, as a listener, for me, I miss the record store. I miss going in and knowing the guy at the counter and being like, "Hey," knowing that he was going to hate the record I put on the counter, and still buying it. That takes some guts.” StillsGuyHateKnowingRecordsMissingStoresHeyBuyingGutsListenersRecord Stores Author:Amos Lee
“Now there are three guys who directed "Twilight" films that had a gross of a gazillion dollars. All those "Hunger Games" guys, the "Divergent" guys. All those people. When they are looking for the next big director, they see they have a track record. So there's 20 people that spun off of "Twilight" that have more qualifications than any woman.” PeopleBigsFilmGuyThreeNextGamesRecordsDirectorsDollarsHungerTrackTwilightGrossQualificationsDivergentSpunTrack Record Author:Catherine Hardwicke
“I got that first record out, it came out in '47... Then my name began to ring around. I began to take over. From that point, I tell you, Chicago was in my hand, all the more time that those guys had to listen to me.” FirstsHandsGuyNamesRecordsRingsMore TimeChicagoListen To Me Author:Muddy Waters
“It feels real good to look at some of the guys who have played before me, then come in and break a record. But records are made to be broken.” FeelsLooksMadeRealGuyBreakRecordsBroken Author:Chris Johnson
“I don't think the American people had a clear picture of either Nixon or me. I think they thought that Nixon was a strong, decisive, tough-minded guy and that I was an idealist and antiwar guy who might not attach enough significance to the security of the country. The truth is, I was the guy with the war record, and my opposition to Vietnam was because I was interested in the nation's well-being.” PeopleThinkingWellsWarCountryEnoughMightGuyStrongNationsClearRecordsSecurityTruth IsToughWell BeingOppositionSignificanceVietnamAntiwarIdealist Author:George McGovern
“Badfinger was pretty good. It was a very sad story, though, because the guy, he ended up killing himself, Pete Ham, who was a lovely fellow, he was a good guitar player and a great singer, he wrote, the most famous tune I would imagine is "Without You", you know the Harry Nilsson record.” KnowsStoriesGuyRecordsImaginePlayerFellowsKillingGuitarSingersLovelyTunesWithout YouGuitar PlayerHamVery SadSad Story Author:George Harrison
“I didn't want my records to sound like anybody else, and when I've got my guys in the studio, I have a language with those guys because we work together every day. A lot of times, you bring in outside guys, studio players, whatever, and they're great musicians. It's just that they don't necessarily play the way I want it to be played.” WayWantPlayTogetherGuyLanguageSoundRecordsPlayerMusicianStudiosWorking TogetherGreat MusicGreat Musician Author:Jason Aldean
“I don't work under the illusion that I'm the next whatever. Every time a record comes out, if it gets a good review, I'm like, "Well, one more year, guys. We bought ourselves another year".” IfsYearsWellsGuyNextRecordsIllusionReviewsAnother Year Author:Ariel Pink
“When I first started in rock, I had a big guy's audience for my early records. I had a very straight image, particularly through the mid '80s.” FirstsBigsGuyAudienceRecordsRocks80sBig Guys Author:Bruce Springsteen
“If you heard my records and no one told you, I don't think you'd know whether it's a band or one guy.” IfsThinkingKnowsGuyRecordsHeardBand Author:Lenny Kravitz
“Have you ever seen that guy who has the record for fattest man in the world? Bob Hughes, the fattest man in the world... 1400 pounds. Ladies and gentlemen, the man has let himself go.” MenWorldGuyRecordsHe ManGentlemanPoundsBobThat GuyLadies And Gentlemen Author:Jerry Seinfeld
“I think my first impression (of Bix Beiderbecke) was the lasting one. I remember very clearly thinking, 'Where, what planet, did this guy come from? Is he from outer space?' I'd never heard anything like the way he played-not in Chicago, no place. The tone-he had this wonderful, ringing cornet tone. He could have played in a symphony orchestra with that tone. But also the intervals he played, the figures-whatever the hell he did. There was a refinement about his playing. You know, in those days I played a little trumpet, and I could play all the solos from his records, by heart.” ThinkingKnowsWayFirstsHeartLittlesPlayRememberGuySpaceHellRecordsWonderfulHeardFiguresPlanetsImpressionToneLastingChicagoSoloThis GuyOrchestraSymphonyTrumpetsIntervalsRefinementOuter SpaceFirst ImpressionSymphony Orchestras Author:Benny Goodman
“A development deal is an in-between record deal. It's like, a guy saying that he wants to date you but not be your boyfriend. You know, they don't wanna sign you to an actual record deal or put an album out on you. They wanna watch your progress for a year.” KnowsWantYearsGuyDealsWatchesRecordsProgressDevelopmentAlbumsYour Boyfriend Author:Taylor Swift
“But I did mine through a production company. All the music I did, I gave to the production company. Then the production company would give the record company the album. I used to do all my albums like that. It was fantastic. But now, understand, I have never planned to do anything with these other tapes. The one that are released, like the Virgin Ubiquity you have there, I wasn't going to do anything with that music. One day, I was talking to this guy that owns BBE over in England, and I said I've got some tapes and stuff that you might be interested in, and he went berserk.” GivingSaidMightUsedGuyStuffCompanyTalkingRecordsMinesOne DayEnglandAlbumsProductionsFantasticTapeVirginsThis GuyRecord CompaniesBerserkUbiquity Author:Roy Ayers
“I certainly never doubted the ability for the guys to get together and make good music, but there was so much legal business with the record company that it ended up being like five albatrosses around our neck.” TogetherGuyAbilityCompanyRecordsFiveNecksDoubtedGet TogetherRecord CompaniesAlbatross Author:John Bush
“Our whole intention was to make a record of songs that we grew up with and change them up a little bit, but we kind of stumbled on writing "Joseph's Lullaby." The irony is when I originally wrote the song, it was called "Mary's Lullaby." I wrote it from Mary's standpoint and it was in a higher key, a real falsetto, and it just wasn't right. One day, the producer's wife said, "Well, it's kind of odd that you're singing from Mary's perspective, being the guy. Why don't you do Joseph?” WritingWellsKindLittlesSaidRealWholeGuySongBitsRecordsWifePerspectiveKeysGrewHigherOne DayLittle BitGrew UpSingingIntentionProducersIronyOddMaryStandpointLullabyFalsetto Author:Bart Millard