Jerry Harrison Quotes

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

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

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

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

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.

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.