I've personally reached the point where the sound of MP3s are so uncompelling, because so much is lost in translation.
BeckEventually, if you're experimenting with a sound that's unfamiliar, it gets absorbed, and somebody comes and does it better, and it becomes part of a vocabulary.
BeckThere are a lot of technical studio things I've learned or figured out, and I feel like I could use those things to help other people with what they're doing.
BeckI'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.
BeckThe only way I was allowed to play was by convincing bands to let me do a few songs while they set up. That went on for years.
BeckThere's a perception that if an artist produces another artist, they're going to imprint on them. But I'm the opposite. I want to hear that artist; I don't want to hear me - that's the last thing I want to hear. There are a lot of technical studio things I've learned or figured out, and I feel like I could use those things to help other people with what they're doing.
Beck