Steve Albini Quotes

A collection of quotes by Steve Albini.

Steve Albini is an American musician, producer, and audio engineer. Born on July 22, 1962, he is best known as the founder and guitarist of the influential post-punk band Big Black and as the frontman of the band Shellac. Albini has gained recognition as a highly sought-after producer, working with bands like Nirvana, Pixies, and PJ Harvey. His engineering style emphasizes a raw, unfiltered sound, often capturing performances live in the studio. Albini's uncompromising approach to music production, along with his outspoken opinions on the music industry, has made him a revered figure in the alternative music community.

If the label presents them with a contract that the band don

If the label presents them with a contract that the band don't want to sign, all the label has to do is wait. There are a hundred other bands willing to sign the exact same contract, so the label is in a position of strength.

The woman I am currently crazy about was a vegetarian for a

The woman I am currently crazy about was a vegetarian for a year until I started dating her. As is the case with most vegetarians, she had never eaten properly prepared meat, only commercially packaged or otherwise abused flesh.

Doubt the conventional wisdom unless you can verify it with

Doubt the conventional wisdom unless you can verify it with reason and experiment.

We have no general conceptual thrust for the band, other tha

We have no general conceptual thrust for the band, other than trying to make music that keeps our interest. When things are novel, they are probably things we have discovered by accident or investigation rather than by design.

Find people who think like you and stick with them. Make onl

Find people who think like you and stick with them. Make only music you are passionate about. Work only with people you like and trust. Don't sign anything.

A more important reason is that the bands will intuitively t

A more important reason is that the bands will intuitively trust someone they think is a peer, and who speaks fondly of the same formative rock and roll experiences.