Jim Messina Quotes


"When Kenny first came to me, I think he was thinking of making a nice little folk record, but in my opinion, folk music had come to an end and I felt he needed to go to the next step, the next generation."
- Jim Messina
(Related: Music, End, First, Folk, Opinion, Thinking)

"We recorded several of Kenny's songs in the living room of my home."
- Jim Messina
(Related: Home, Living, Songs)

"At that time, I was signed to Columbia Records as an Independent Producer. I spent many weeks forming, auditioning, rehearsing and recording demos for Kenny, who was finally signed to Columbia Records."
- Jim Messina
(Related: Time)

"It is a lot cheaper to spend eight hours in a rehearsal hall than in a recording studio."
- Jim Messina
"My experience with Buffalo Springfield was that they did not rehearse."
- Jim Messina
(Related: Experience)