I think that technology has both introduced new sounds but also allowed an increasingly painterly approach to recording music as you can now paint over what you've done and more and more refine an existing performance.
I had previously been in the band the Modern Lovers with Jonathan Richman. - Jerry Harrison
I had previously been in the band the Modern Lovers with Jonathan Richman.
- Jerry Harrison
The vocals are what immediately draw people in and sell the song. - Jerry Harrison
The vocals are what immediately draw people in and sell the song.
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 … - Jerry Harrison
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 …
What's nice about being a producer is you get to roll the dice more often, and you get to be involved with lots of different kinds of music. - Jerry Harrison
What's nice about being a producer is you get to roll the dice more often, and you get to be involved with lots of different kinds of music.
Some artists want a producer to be a kind of svengali - someone who actually creates a sound for them. - Jerry Harrison
Some artists want a producer to be a kind of svengali - someone who actually creates a sound for them.
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. - Jerry Harrison
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.
I've become increasingly confidant in following intuitions ahead of thoughts as I produce more records. - Jerry Harrison
I've become increasingly confidant in following intuitions ahead of thoughts as I produce more records.
I think being eclectic is bad when you're just starting out. - Jerry Harrison
I think being eclectic is bad when you're just starting out.
I think my voice worked out fine, but it was a lot of work for me. And I was very self-conscious about it. I was a bit self-conscious about writing l… - Jerry Harrison
I think my voice worked out fine, but it was a lot of work for me. And I was very self-conscious about it. I was a bit self-conscious about writing l…
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