The vocals are what immediately draw people in and sell the song.
My other advice is to start writing songs and singing right away.
I see myself as the buffer between the band and the record company.
What's nice about being a producer is you get to roll the dice more often, and you get to be involved with lots of different kinds of music.
Brian Eno taught us how to use the Recording Studio as an instrument.
I had previously been in the band the Modern Lovers with Jonathan Richman.