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
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My style is not as defined as someone like Terry Lewis or Jimmy Jam, but when you listen to records I've made, there's a consistency about them.
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The thing about being an artist is that if you put out a record and the record company drops the ball, you can be set back for years.
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That is why I am involved with liquid audio because I think that delivering quality audio over the internet will give musicians a chane to be heard.
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I think that the increased bandwith will make music and movie clips a lot more satisfying; but it won't sort out boring ideas or songs.
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That said, everything's important, and every musician who plays on the record is an integral part of it.
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But when you're beginning, you should try to focus on something you love and your own way of doing things.
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I had previously been in the band the Modern Lovers with Jonathan Richman.
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I think being eclectic is bad when you're just starting out.
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I see myself as the buffer between the band and the record company.
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I think my voice worked out fine, but it was a lot of work for me. And I was very self-conscious about it. I was a bit self-conscious about writing lyrics too.
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I think that technology has both introduced new sounds but also allowed an increasingly painterly approach to recording music as you can now paint over what you've done and more and more refine an existing performance.
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It's really exciting working with a new band when you feel like you hit something that's great, and you helped them bring something out.
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I've become increasingly confidant in following intuitions ahead of thoughts as I produce more records.
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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.