Now record companies are run by lawyers and accountants. The shift from the one to the other was definitely related to when the takes started to get big.
David CrosbyI produced her first album, and I was breaking up with her at the time. That was not comfortable. Falling in love with Joni Mitchell is a bit like falling into a cement mixer!
David CrosbyThe fact is that all the recording science and technology in the world is no substitute for a good song or for real feeling. Music is about feeling and if there isn't any genuine feeling, if the song isn't about anything that anyone gives a damn about, there's nothing you can do. All the technique that exists won't make it any good; it'll just make it technological. All the production values you add won't do anything except make it glossy.
David CrosbyGenerally we don't really consciously do it as a purpose-driven thing. ... It's really just a response to life.
David Crosby