I Don't Deal In Technique. I Deal

I Can Only Listen To What I'm Working On, At The Time. I Can't Listen To Anything Else Because I Don't Want To Copy It.

There's Too Many Good Musicians Around For The Music Around For The Business To Be Sagging.

You Absorb So Much From Whatever Your Environment Is, As An Artist, And You Learn To Take From It What Can Help You Create.

I Spend A Lot Of Time Near Water.

There's A Very Old Recording Maxim That Goes, 'distance Makes Depth.' I've Used That A Hell Of A Lot-whether It's Tracking Guitars Or The Whole Band. People Are Used To Close-miking Amps, But I'd Have A Mic Out Around The Back, As Well, And Then Balance The Two. Also, You Shouldn't Have To Use Eq In The Studio If The Instruments Sound Right. You Should Be Able To Get The Right Tones Simply With The Science Of Microphone Placement.