We have no general conceptual thrust for the band, other than trying to make music that keeps our interest. When things are novel, they are probably things we have discovered by accident or investigation rather than by design Steve Albini More Quotes by Steve Albini More Quotes From Steve Albini It always offended me when I was in the studio and the engineer or the assumed producer for the session would start bossing the band around. That always seemed like a horrible insult to me. Steve Albini insult band producers There's a stupid trend in American politics right now with people who have no experience with politics and no grasp of public service as a profession just deciding that they're going to jump into it. The obvious figurehead of this whole "I am an idiot, therefore I can be a politician" is Donald Trump. People think that ignorance of a profession is somehow qualifying for that profession. It's utterly baffling. Steve Albini ignorance stupid thinking I think good-looking naked ladies turn on the majority of men. Steve Albini majority men thinking I learned to cook from my mom. Most of what I ate growing up was Italian cooking. Steve Albini growing-up italian mom Of the people who cook on television, I have admired people like Jacques Pepin, Julia Child, Mario Batali, Jamie Oliver and a few others because they are free of drama, display good taste and masterful technique, and use clear exposition to bring you up to speed. Steve Albini drama children people Over the last thirty years or so, I have definitely become more enlightened about corners of the social spectrum that I had less exposure to as a young man. I've interacted with more poor people, more minorities and more sexual minorities. As you get more people from different backgrounds involved in your life, you get a broader perspective and you're less cavalier about your opinions. Steve Albini perspective men people I'm not really interested in participating in mainstream culture. Participating in the mainstream music business is, to me, like getting involved in a racket. There's no way you can get involved in a racket and not someway be filthied by it. Steve Albini mainstream-culture racket way The bands that have been the most important to me, and the records that have been the most important to me as a fan, have been records that surprised me for one reason or another. Steve Albini band fans important Buy groceries and feed yourself, even on the road Steve Albini groceries In 1980, I moved to Chicago, and I recorded demo tapes for my friends' bands, and in 1981, the first Big Black record - the first thing I did that was an actual record. Steve Albini records black firsts Many rock musicians are excellent cooks, I've found, and those that are prefer to eat their own cooking in the studio. I encourage this behavior as I also enjoy the benefits of fresh food Steve Albini rocks musician cooking In heaven, after antipasti, the first course will be pasta. Steve Albini pasta heaven firsts I don't think anyone has exhausted the range of sound possible in a conventional rock band, but people do become slaves to their own easiest techniques Steve Albini rocks people thinking In terms of other people's perception of me, that's their business. There are people who I have never met but, for whatever reason, I am certain that these people are jack-offs. I've never met Billy Joel, but I'm absolutely convinced he's an asshole. I can't justify that opinion, that's just what I think. But my opinion about Billy Joel isn't going to affect him in the slightest. In the same way, I am sure there are people out there who are completely convinced that I am an asshole, for whatever reason. They might even feel more justified than I feel about my presumptive opinion of Billy Joel. Steve Albini perception people thinking Make no mistake about it: once a band has signed a letter of intent, they will either eventually sign a contract that suits the label or they will be destroyed Steve Albini labels band mistake Clip your year-end column and put it away for 10 years. See if you don’t feel like an idiot when you reread it. Steve Albini year-end idiot years I moved to Chicago in 1980 to go to college Steve Albini moved chicago college My dad, Frank Addison Albini, was a terrific shot with a rifle and had generally excellent hunting skills. While my dad loved hunting and fishing, he didnt romanticize them. He was filling the freezer, not intellectualizing some caveman impulse or proving his worth as a real man. Steve Albini dad real men I want to be in cahoots with bands who want to make the record of their dreams. Steve Albini records band dream New York has magnificent eating available, both in restaurants and in the materials available to home cooks in the many specialty markets. Steve Albini eating new-york home
