Jerry Harrison
Jerry Harrison
Jeremiah Griffin "Jerry" Harrisonis an American songwriter, musician and producer. He achieved fame as the keyboardist and guitarist for the New Wave band Talking Heads and as an original member of The Modern Lovers...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionGuitarist
Date of Birth21 February 1949
CityMilwaukee, WI
CountryUnited States of America
song people draws
The vocals are what immediately draw people in and sell the song.
nice dice different
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.
song writing sight
My other advice is to start writing songs and singing right away.
thinking years records
I think we could have done a lot more great music, so I was disappointed that we didn't continue making records and touring, but it's hard to argue with 10 good years.
band records young
For a young band about to make a record, make sure you get the vocals right.
band records sound
Most bands have a sound that they're already identified with, so for the producer it becomes a process of helping them find their muse in the studio to make a record that will not only satisfy them artistically, but will also do something in the marketplace.
taught-us use brian
Brian Eno taught us how to use the Recording Studio as an instrument.
thinking creative pressure
Music has become a bigger business, and with that there is more pressure to succeed; I think that it creates a negative pressure for being creative.
thinking starting-out eclectic-style
I think being eclectic is bad when you're just starting out.