“The first four and a half years was me in the studio every day, writing songs for other people. I had jobs, too - eleven jobs. I worked at Kinko's, Fatburger, Subway - I was a sandwich artist - and I was a claims processor at Allstate Insurance.” PeopleWritingYearsFirstsJobsArtistSongHalfFourClaimsStudiosSandwichesElevenWriting SongsSubwayHalf A YearProcessors Author:Frank Ocean
“I did a couple songs with this hip-hop guy named Tim Dark. He was working in the same studio I've been working in, he heard my music and he said, aw man, I've got to do something with you.” MenSaidGuySongDarkHeardCoupleHip HopStudiosHipsHops Author:Alan Vega
“I wrote 'Actor' all on the computer. I didn't touch any instruments until I was in the studio. So while I had all these ornate arrangements, I didn't have any songs.” SongActorsComputerInstrumentsStudiosArrangements Author:St. Vincent
“I learn stuff from making music every time I go in the studio. I'm continuing to try to find new ways to play in a song or be in a song and have a positive impact on a song.” WayTryingPlaySongStuffImpactStudiosContinuingNew WaysPositive Impact Author:Stone Gossard
“I usually enter the studio with a mix of songs that I've been listening to that are relevant to the sound I want to achieve.” WantSongSoundAchieveListeningStudiosRelevant Author:Sondre Lerche
“One of my favorite things as an engineer is watching a band get comfortable in the studio and getting a great take. Like, they're playing the song, warming up, and then suddenly, the communication really happens and everybody's really in the song, and they nail it, and then that's the take.” HappensSongCommunicationBandComfortableMy FavoriteStudiosEngineersNailsFavorites ThingsWarming Up Author:J. Robbins
“I didn't really think about the sound of my songs before I started recording things in the studio.” ThinkingSongSoundStudios Author:Aurora Aksnes
“To me the most important thing is getting into a studio and making an album that is 12 or 14 amazing songs, getting up onstage, and making people happy by livening the rock.” PeopleImportantSongRocksImportant ThingsAlbumsStudiosMaking People HappyAmazing Song Author:Dave Grohl
“My goal from the very beginning was just to write good songs that don't require any production to be felt or understood. I wanted to be able to sit in a room with a guitar and play the song from beginning to end and have it be as impactful as if you heard the studio version with all the bells and whistles.” IfsWritingEndsPlayAbleWantedSongFeltGoalRoomsHeardUnderstoodGuitarProductionsStudiosVersionsBells Author:Madonna Ciccone
“When I was first writing, I used to sit at the piano and play songs - I'd write one or two a night. It was my hobby. At some point, it then became a process that was mainly done within the context of the studio, and writing became part of the recording process.” WritingFirstsTwoDonePlayUsedNightSongProcessStudiosPianoHobbies Author:Kate Bush
“I'm so hard on myself that when I'm in the studio, I'll write 10 songs and only use one. So those nine songs that are left over, I always think, 'Where could these go? Who could they be for?'” ThinkingWritingHardUseSongLeftStudiosNine Author:Jessie J
“I'd just recorded it in Mariah Carey's studio. THey thought the song was perfect for Nina, because she's so shy, so it was nice to have that connection with Nina in the song. It was special.” SongPerfectNiceSpecialConnectionsStudiosShyNina Author:Delta Goodrem
“I think the more emotional you are, the better. I'm sort of writing [songs] as I go and I can never tell how it's going to be or how it's going to feel until I get into the studio. But I definitely think it will. I probably can't help but have the emotions in my voice.” ThinkingFeelsWritingI CanHelpingSongVoiceEmotionEmotionalStudiosWriting Songs Author:Miranda Lambert
“I always loved writing songs - writing for myself and demo-ing songs, really with no intention of ever letting anyone else hear them. Finally the Foo Fighters stuff happened when I just went to the studio down the street from my house and recorded some stuff in about five or six days, and all these people wanted to release it as an album. I wanted to release it on my own, with no photos and no names on it.” PeopleWritingWantedSongHouseNamesStuffMy OwnFiveHappenedStreetsSixIntentionAlbumsStudiosReleaseFighterWriting SongsDemosFoo Fighters Author:Dave Grohl
“I'm really passionate about the song Sky Spills Over. It was fun creating it in the studio and I've been overwhelmed at the response it gets when we perform it live every night. My son Ryan is a really talented filmmaker so I always enjoy working with him on a project. But what made this project even more special was that 3 of my own grandkids were in the video. This video was a lot of fun to make. I hope people enjoy it!” PeopleMadeNightSongFunEnjoyMy OwnSkySpecialSonProjectsCreatingResponsePassionateStudiosVideoFilmmakerOver ItMy SonEvery NightOverwhelmedSpillsGrandkids Author:Michael W. Smith
“When I'm in the studio, I don't finish the song and say, 'That's going to be a big ringtone.'” BigsSongStudios Author:T-Pain
“I was off the scene for a while during the ska period and when I returned and joined the Treasure Isle studio, I came there with a different mood. The musicians picked up on that and we kept on going in that direction. The music became slower, which gave the bass player the time to play more notes. In 1965 I named it rocksteady. The first rocksteady song was 'Girl I've Got A Date'. That one was still a bit up-tempo, leaning towards ska. It turned the tide and made Treasure Isle the number one studio.” FirstsMadeStillsDifferentPlaySongGirlBitsNumbersPlayerPeriodsSceneMusicianMusic IsNotesStudiosMoodTreasureTidesBassTempoIsleBass PlayersDifferent Moods Author:Alton Ellis
“The world has changed a lot since I started making records.I used to go into a studio and there were songs there, chosen for me to see if I liked them. I wasn't encouraged to write.” IfsWorldWritingUsedSongRecordsChangedStudiosChosen Author:Shelby Lynne
“I've got a lot of songs about having fun and partying, but it's a lot of work. Sometimes, I make 50 songs and pick out the best 10. I've been in the studio all day, all night, making the beat, writing the raps.” WritingSometimesNightSongFunPartyBeatsPicksStudiosRapHaving FunAll Night Author:Juicy J
“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