Somebody else is satisfied by five Bentleys. I'm satisfied by a beautiful string arrangement.

No one should drive a hard bargain with an artist.

Anything goes. You always find interesting things that way.

I'm always looking for older equipment and ways of recording, but you can't escape the fact that it's all going to be digitized and reduced. I do think music sounds better when it's on tape and more simply recorded. I've been arguing with people for 10 years about tape versus digital, and I believe tape is absolutely essential in getting the sound that's conducive to the enjoyment of music. I wonder if it's going to go back to that. Sometimes I think it has to. As music becomes more computer-based, it's lost some emotional impact.

There are certain records that you love because the songs are great, but you don't go to them as an example of great production.

I'm just taking one step at a time. I could zigzag one way, but it's not usually on purpose.

With modern recording techniques, and living in the Pro Tools era, the process gets really drawn-out, and it can become painstaking.