It's never the same relationship. I see my job as filling in the blanks. Whatever it is that the artist lacks in the process of making a record, I'm supposed to fill that in. And sometimes it's a lot of stuff and I have to hector them about working on the material and that sort of thing. Sometimes you have an artist that's really fairly self-sufficient; they just need another ear to offer some objective criticism, but otherwise pretty much know what they're doing. It varies a lot.
I don't have the same restrictions that other people do because I never painted myself into a corner. I've always done things that didn't necessarily… - Todd Rundgren
I don't have the same restrictions that other people do because I never painted myself into a corner. I've always done things that didn't necessarily…
- Todd Rundgren
I don't want to work, I want to bang on the drum all day. - Todd Rundgren
I don't want to work, I want to bang on the drum all day.
People who have memorized your songs-how can you not love them? - Todd Rundgren
People who have memorized your songs-how can you not love them?
There are any number of conditions as to why your life didn't turn out the way you intended it to. My whole philosophy has always been that there is … - Todd Rundgren
There are any number of conditions as to why your life didn't turn out the way you intended it to. My whole philosophy has always been that there is …
There are some things that we know are just not as pleasant as the lies that we tell ourselves, and in that sense in order to endure existence everyo… - Todd Rundgren
There are some things that we know are just not as pleasant as the lies that we tell ourselves, and in that sense in order to endure existence everyo…
Recorded music has always been in a sense promotion for live performance, and some artists have discovered that giving it away is as effective as try… - Todd Rundgren
Recorded music has always been in a sense promotion for live performance, and some artists have discovered that giving it away is as effective as try…
So I don't think I'm gonna pull my head into my shell just because a bunch of people start acting like idiots. - Todd Rundgren
So I don't think I'm gonna pull my head into my shell just because a bunch of people start acting like idiots.
I've always said, rather glibly, that the message of my career has been about individualism, about getting to know yourself and taking responsibility… - Todd Rundgren
I've always said, rather glibly, that the message of my career has been about individualism, about getting to know yourself and taking responsibility…
Look upon yourself only with compassion. - Todd Rundgren
Look upon yourself only with compassion.
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