Albums Quotes - Page 36

A big part of making an album is that you want to have enough material - you want to have enough stuff for people to hear and know that it represents you.

I've always got about four albums in my head.

I tend to name albums after one of the songs.

I'd love to do an acoustic album alright, just on stage. That'd be nice.

I wanted to make the album I always needed to make. I had to say the things I never could.

At forty-one, now I think it would be really cool to have an A&R guy say, "You know what? I don't think you've got this album sequenced right."

An album is a thing you take time out and go work on.

I don't feel guilty about the music I love. If you feel guilty about something you dig, then you should stop feeling guilty about it. One of my favorite albums to this day is the 10th anniversary ensemble cast of 'Les Miserables,' the ultimate cast recording, and it is still something I love listening to top to bottom.

It was so incredible to be able to get the opportunity to make my own first album. I never expected to do that.

I would like for people to appreciate the album musically whether they knew how it was made or not.

I really just dabble in music; I really just did a few albums for my fans.

Once I finish a song, it's done and it's on the album.

It's easier to make a living doing shows then it is to sell albums.

Touring definitely helps sell albums. Things have changed. I've noticed now more than ever when you market an album, get radio play/video play etc. it helps sell albums but it helps get more shows.

Well we never set out to write a concept album. I've always used song writing as a therapeutic release so in that process, I just do my best to be honest with myself and look inside myself and whatever comes out usually just reflects or depicts what I'm going through in my life at that time.

Mormons aren't gonna buy my album but, you know, what are you gonna do?

I hate it when you buy a record for the single and find out that is the only good song on the album.

I don't like to think that I'm on a treadmill of album, tour, promotion and all that.

If I have a hit, then I hope the people who like the hit song go out and buy my album so they can hear it all.

An album is a garden, not for show Planted, but use; where wholesome herbs should grow.

We're putting a lot of pressure on ourselves for this second album and so we want to make it as great as we possibly can.

If nobody wants to buy your album, who's going to buy your clothes?

I just always want a new producer. I'm going to have a new producer on the next one. Because I'm the same person, and I feel like, I know I'm going to bring to it a certain sensibility that's me, and I want to have something different coming out on each album.

Nobody considers a covers record an album.

I would just think that I would remember modeling for the cover of an album with Tom Waits, who I've always loved.