Jerry Harrison Quotes

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

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.

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

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.