Jerry Harrison Quotes
"I had previously been in the band the Modern Lovers with Jonathan Richman."
- Jerry Harrison
(Related: Lovers)
"The vocals are what immediately draw people in and sell the song."
- Jerry Harrison
(Related: People, Song)
"That said, everything's important, and every musician who plays on the record is an integral part of it."
- Jerry Harrison
"Some artists want a producer to be a kind of svengali - someone who actually creates a sound for them."
- Jerry Harrison
(Related: Artists, Sound, Want)
"Normally when I work with bands I'm trying to refine and improve what's already there."
- Jerry Harrison
(Related: Work, Trying)
"My other advice is to start writing songs and singing right away."
- Jerry Harrison
(Related: Advice, Right, Singing, Songs, Writing)
"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
(Related: Music, Business, Negative, Being, Pressure, Succeed)
"For a young band about to make a record, make sure you get the vocals right."
- Jerry Harrison
(Related: Right)
"I think being eclectic is bad when you're just starting out."
- Jerry Harrison
(Related: Being)
"I've become increasingly confidant in following intuitions ahead of thoughts as I produce more records."
- Jerry Harrison
(Related: Thoughts)
"But when you're beginning, you should try to focus on something you love and your own way of doing things."
- Jerry Harrison
(Related: Love, Beginning, Focus)
"I see myself as the buffer between the band and the record company."
- Jerry Harrison
(Related: Company)
"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 lyrics too."
- Jerry Harrison
(Related: Work, Self, Voice, Writing)
"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."
- Jerry Harrison
(Related: Music, Technology, Performance, Now)
"I think we could have done a lot more great music, so I was disappointed that we didn't continue making records and touring, but it's hard to argue with 10 good years."
- Jerry Harrison
(Related: Music, Years)