Nile Rodgers
Nile Rodgers
Nile Gregory Rodgersis an American record producer, songwriter, musician, composer, arranger and guitarist. He is the lead guitarist and co-founding member with Bernard Edwards of the band Chic, which has been active since 1976 and was one of the most successful groups of the disco era...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionMusic Producer
Date of Birth19 September 1952
CityNew York City, NY
CountryUnited States of America
artists music neither nor producer record responsibility
My responsibility is to the artist first. There's something that artists intrinsically know about their music and their fanbase that neither the record company nor the producer really knows.
jobs artist symphony
It feels like my job is to support people. I support great artists. When I worked with a symphony, I sat in the third chair, not the first chair.
artist love-and-respect gaga
Artists don't come much cooler and well rounded than Lady Gaga. Love and respect.
artist feel-good looks
What do great artists do when you see a world around you that's in turmoil? Some of the best artists make you feel good (hah), they look to the future.
belonged exclusive invited people
I didn't want this to be only for people who belonged to an exclusive club, something that the world isn't invited to,
age bands home mostly music personal pretending singing song walking
When I was very young, there was a lot of music at home, mostly jazz. I was walking around singing and pretending I was in bands from a very young age. But the first song that was really personal to me was 'Blue Suede Shoes'.
adult age close family generation mum parents respect talked treated
I called all adults by their first names, and my mum was just another adult. I was the firstborn of my generation in the family, but because I was so close to my parents in age, they treated me with a kind of adult respect. They talked to me as an equal.
became continue great record time
Every record I have done was because I was a person's friend. The only time we did not continue to be friends was if the record did not become a hit. If it did, we became great friends.
send song tried wrote
There's never been a song that I just wrote and tried to send to an artist.
bernard develop funky helped jazz sort
It was actually my partner, Bernard Edwards, who helped me develop my sort of funky jazz style.
cutting delivering guitar since telephone worked
I've been working since I was a child. I worked cutting lawns, delivering newspapers; I was a telephone salesperson; I was a guitar repairman.
I'm completely obsessed with the film versions of 'Superman'.
I'm a record producer and songwriter; I'm a problem-solver.
parents special wished
I never wished my parents were normal, because they were unique, special and fabulous.