I always feel like there's something magic in recording studios. There's a reason good music continues to be made in them. It's just some mojo element.
Rick Rubin
Related I've just had a wonderful time doing Chinese music, and it's been so rewarding for me. I fee... WANG LEEHOM I don't know why, it's the same reason why you like some music and you don't like others... JERRY GARCIA I'm still a big 'Grey's Anatomy' fan. BROOKE ELLIOTT I used to watch 'Grey's Anatomy' pretty religiously. ERINN HAYES From the outside, Rick Rubin's house above Zuma Beach is a generic millionaire beach home. There... STEPHEN RODRICK Recording - once something's done, it's done, there's not much you can do about it. It... ERIC BURDON I do feel like there's a level of ridiculousness going on in electronic music... It's gettin... KASKADE I always find Victoria's Secret models a bit weird. EDIE CAMPBELL There's just some magic in truth and honesty and openness. FRANK OCEAN There's something that's sexy about a guy who has the strength to kill somebody, but is also... EVAN PETERS There's nothing - nothing - like the magic of playing music. BUTCH TRUCKS There's something missing in the music industry today... and it's music. Songs you hear don&... JIMMY BUFFETT You can tell if there's magic in something. When you start it, you want to finish it and you wan... HALSEY I always feel like the art's there and I just see it, so it's not really a lot of work. DAMIEN HIRST Maybe that's some of the reason I feel so good today. Maybe I finally realised that it's jus... DAVID DUVAL Music's been around a long time, and there's going to be music long after Ray Charles is dea... RAY CHARLES There's something to be said for failing. It's not the failure you feel, it's the failur... KEVIN SMITH Recording in Jamaica is like nothing else. The studios are always closed in America. But in Jamaica,... MICHAEL FRANTI There's just something about dance. It's like a primal thing in all of us. PATRICK SWAYZE There's not one film that I've ever made that could get made today by a studio, not one - ev... ROB REINER I think it's almost a law of nature that there are only certain things that hit an emotive space... KATE BUSH When I'm considering an idea, and there is an element of hubris involved, I generally feel comfo... ERIK LARSON There's so much chaos in life, I think I make music to make things feel calm and sane, to define... BILL CALLAHAN There's a side of fashion that's very analytical and data-oriented and methodical, but there... IMRAN AMED There's always going to be bumps in the road. There's always going to be this and that, adve... ODELL BECKHAM, JR. I just always loved stand-up. It's like magic. You say something, and a whole room full of peopl... DAVE CHAPPELLE I always feel like out of every session that I do, whether it's a record session or even a conce... BUDDY DEFRANCO It's nice to be in a creative world that's kind of isolated, but you can get led astray down... ANDREW DOST What I don't like to hear in music is something has not been thought through: that a sound is ju... ZEDD Not that I want to put the entire rap music style down - I just don't like it. And I know somewh... SAM KINISON Sometimes in the morning, when it's a good surf, I go out there, and I don't feel like it... KARY MULLIS There's just something about vampires that's sexy. It's the same reason why women go for... NINA DOBREV In regard to music, I just think that it's always best to have an attitude of being a perpetual ... DAVID SANBORN I'd rather play here in this small bar and just do a good show. Because it's fun and there... BILL KREUTZMANN I'm very proud of my records, but my most natural creative tendencies have been in live performi... LANGHORNE SLIM For someone in my position, there's opportunities to be anything you want to be, even if you sho... FRED DURST There's no subtext in 'Harry Potter,' really; it's all magic - anything can happen. ... MICHAEL GAMBON Music is probably the only real magic I have encountered in my life. There's not some trick invo... TOM PETTY There's a reason that students don't grade their own papers. There's a reason defendants... TREY GOWDY There's something in music that fascinates me - how it communicates emotion so immediately. That... ELIZABETH PEYTON If I put my mind to something, it happens. I do know that's not necessarily psychic. But I alway... AMY SEDARIS I just feel like, with rappers, there's so much complacency. It's like, 'Oh, I'm a r... J. COLE Texture is very important. Just the feel of everything. It's not always about recording everythi... WASHED OUT I think that plays are probably the most personal, because it's just me in charge, but sometimes... DAVID HENRY HWANG I've always craved winning. It's just easier in sports because there's a scoreboard. SAM HUNT With L.A. it's like, yeah, there's Death Row and whatever. But I always wanted to know what ... TY DOLLA SIGN Whenever I say I made a record in the garage, people just assume that I have, like, a Lear jet parke... DAVE GROHL I've always felt that my life's been at the right place at the right time; I feel like there... OLLY MURS I'll make a song with Rick Rubin, a song with Beyonce, a song with Lenny Kravitz. I just believe... JAY-Z It's always on everyone's list, like, 'What's New Orleans like?' I think people ... SUNG KANG My head works in music, so there's always music there. BEN HARPER I feel like the reason people feel like they know me is because I'm giving you myself in the mus... J. COLE There's some places where, I don't know if they're fiddle fans, or Natalie fans or if th... NATALIE MACMASTER I always have a lot of things going on because some things take years to make and others take five m... URS FISCHER The reason I play music is to touch people - for selfish reasons, as well. It feels good to make som... DAVE MATTHEWS You don't ever want to devalue music. Music is important; it's necessary product. I always t... ROBERT COPPOLA SCHWARTZMAN There's nothing like doing a show at home. When you do a show in Chicago, there's just a cer... CHANCE THE RAPPER I feel like there's this need that the Asian-American community has to feel like people. It'... JOHN CHO I've noticed that a lot of people in film always seem interested in music videos, like it's ... JACK ANTONOFF It's been really interesting watching people's reactions to the new music, to the old music ... BRANDON BOYD Certain songs like 'Enjoy the Silence' - to me, it always fits anywhere. There's somethi... DAVE GAHAN There's a disappointment there because I still feel there's an emptiness in my career that j... ALONZO MOURNING Just like those little Viewmaster slides, there's a inherent magic that's captured in 3D tha... HENRY SELICK It's hard because I think I fall into this in-between space where there's something that'... HALSEY There's no regret. You can't regret. I mean, I've felt regret but I've also refused ... JUDE LAW I have studios in the different places where I live - in Ibiza, Paris and London - but they're n... DAVID GUETTA It feels like there's something for everyone in video games. It's not just a toy for a certa... RICH MOORE There's something about 'Strictly Come Dancing.' Everywhere I go, people wish me good lu... CHERIE LUNGHI I feel like 'Beware' is a heartfelt song - it's something that is definitely a story, so... BIG SEAN Here's what happens in a play. You get involved in a situation where something is unbalanced. If... DAVID MAMET I like playing characters who are fractured, broken. I find that more relatable, for some reason. I ... JAMIE DORNAN There's something about music that makes me feel like a different person, that feels like an esc... TATIANA MASLANY Vancouver is one of my favorite places on earth. It's gray and rainy there a lot of the time, bu... BILLY CAMPBELL There's a lot of comedy in Intermission but it's got this depth. It's not comedy for com... CILLIAN MURPHY I was a huge fan of 'Arrested Development,' and there's just something it tickles in me ... KERI RUSSELL There's so much that I want to do. I feel like I'm the Magic Johnson of rap. You know, Magic... SNOOP DOGG I think music naturally wants to be played with more than one person. There's a surprise element... BAT FOR LASHES When I read a script and have my first interaction with this character, do I feel like there's s... BILL SKARSGARD Each day I feel a little differently; some times I try to write something that's fictitious and ... JOSH TURNER At times, I think, 'What would I rather be doing than music?' That's what you have to as... NAYVADIUS CASH When there were just eight teams in each of the big leagues, I was always told, 'It's hard t... RED SCHOENDIENST I've always been interested in singing. My sister's a fantastic singer, and it's just so... CHARLIE ROWE See, for some reason, I feel like it's a victory if I wake up one minute before the alarm. It... RONDA ROUSEY I think it's important to really press on with the song writing and just go with it. There's... CHANTAL KREVIAZUK I just feel like there's this illicit thrill in reading other people's mail and spying on th... MARIA SEMPLE I really want to do a film in another language. My dad's from Germany, so it'd be really coo... KIRSTEN DUNST Michael Emerson is just a prince. There's something about him. He's so sweet. I don't kn... SARAH SHAHI There's reality shows and things like that and I think 'Parenthood's kind of a throwback... MONICA POTTER There's an art to making something look good when, on a hanger, it's just a black coat. DARIA WERBOWY I feel like it's always a good sign when you find yourself talking for hours about every topic e... DAVID LAMBERT I always say don't be scared. It's not that bad - there's always something worse - and t... TERI GARR I don't really have a career plan. There's no joy for me to just be a personality in my work... TAMMY BLANCHARD There's something Zen-like about the way I work - it's like raking gravel in a Zen Buddhist ... CHUCK CLOSE The type of music I make, it's not just straight-up rapping. There's emotion in it. That'... LIL UZI VERT You're allowed to make things for women on television and there's not like... you don't ... CALLIE KHOURI I'm proud to say that I was that guy playing the character of Dr. Burke on 'Grey's Anato... ISAIAH WASHINGTON There's just no great rock albums anymore. There's a lot of rock music out there, but it'... MARILYN MANSON I've always felt that if something is polarizing, that's usually the stuff I like the most. ... ANDY SAMBERG I never made beats to make beats; I only made them when there was a record to make them for. That... RICK RUBIN I think there's a natural chemistry between us as friends; and there's really no separation ... BENNY GREEN
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