Substance should outweigh perfection. by Phil Ramone

Substance should outweigh perfection.

Phil Ramone

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It's important not to be afraid ego-wise to share your informatio... by Phil Ramone

It's important not to be afraid ego-wise to share your information.

ego important wise

If an artist wants to work with me because they feel I've made some credible albums and there've been things that are long-lasting, it's because those artists took the time and we built an idea.

artist long ideas

I gotta think that one that becomes a philosophy of work, which i... by Phil Ramone

I gotta think that one that becomes a philosophy of work, which is "no excuses."

no-excuses philosophy thinking

Rudeness is something I just can't tolerate. by Phil Ramone

Rudeness is something I just can't tolerate.

rudeness tolerate

There's a lot about New York that is unique, and there's always a culture and a subculture going on everywhere.

unique new-york culture

The record producer is the music world's equivalent of a film dir... by Phil Ramone

The record producer is the music world's equivalent of a film director.

records directors world

Don't speak if you don't have to about trivia. The time for joking comes because of the trust, and you have to earn the trust. So, I don't alibi for anything, and I'll take the heat. That's the other thing. Don't let them take the heat. We take the heat.

trivia heat speak

If you follow anything that I've ever done, I never stick to one thing more than one year. I'm just afraid to get typecast.

done sticks years

You can only mentor somebody if they want to be. by Phil Ramone

You can only mentor somebody if they want to be.

only you mentor want

When you get to know an artist, you find out the things that have peeved them over the years, and it's generally the stuff that has to do with somebody not wanting to do things their way in the studio.

know you artist way

I started playing the violin at age 3, and I was very fortunate because there were people who heard me who were influential in getting me auditions. By the time I was 7, I was playing concerts - it was just ridiculous.

me age time people