Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes. Art is knowing which ones to
keep. -
Scott R. Adams
Music is the purest form of art... therefore true poets, they who are seers, seek to
express the universe in terms of music... The singer has everything
within him. The notes come out from his very life. They are not materials gathered
from outside.
- Rabindranath Tagore
As a DJ, people expect a certain sound and a certain danceability for the music. As a producer, I really like to let
go of any rules that may exist.
-Armin van Buuren
You compose because you want to somehow summarize in some permanent
form your most basic feelings about being alive, to set down… some sort of
permanent statement about the way it feels to live now, today.
There is so much technology out there, that you can easily become overwhelmed
by millions of buttons and the infinite possibilities the best technology or setups can provide. Instead, get yourself a small set up that cannot accommodate you fully. Your goal should be to master every tool
you have to the point that you wish it could offer more, THAT’S when you can upgrade by adding more to your setup.
-Pharell Williams
To be a great producer, music has to be a big
part of your soul. And when
it comes to making music, if I could invent a
way to get it from my heart
into yours, without doing all that hard work, I
would be very happy.
-Brian Wilson
With music, you're working with a producer, and you walk out of the studio six hours later with a track that's almost completely
finished. There's an almost immediate payoff.
-Matisyahu