"If you had a sign above every studio door saying, ‘This Studio is a Musical Instrument,’ it would make such a different approach to recording."
Brian Eno
"The only music I don’t like is bad music."
Quincy Jones
“I don’t think comfort is good for music. It’s good to come out with skinned knuckles after wrestling with something you can’t see. When you’re in that place, you can dance on a broken ankle.”
Tom Waits
”All my big mistakes are when I try to second-guess or please an audience. My work is always stronger when I get very selfish about it.”
David Bowie
“The closer you get to your ideal, the less original you sound.”
Elvis Costello
“You’ve got to learn to leave the table when love’s no longer being served.”
Nina Simone
“Don't let your cool stand in the way of being soulful. Life is too short.