Re: "Not in my studio!" / "I want this sound."
If you want to use your amp, that should be fine. If its not, then that is the producers problem and he can deal with it how he likes. Giving in to His demand that you Not use your amp, isn't an issue of Pride. Its an Issue of artistic integrity. As an Artist you should be Doing Whatever YOU feel is necessary you the point of YOUR song across. And if that means using a Freakin Gorilla practice amp for part of one song, Then so be it. A Good producer will understand this, cause they're job is To make sure To do justice to the song. And As an Artist That is your Job to.
Just like the Producer Should understand that sumtimes The Crappier Idea is actually The Better One (in terms Of what will make the song work best). An artist needs to also understand that Sumtimes YOUR idea isn't the BEST idea. Just because you wrote the song Doesn't mean you really know whats best for it. Once you play a song for a single other person it ceases to be yours, and it Belongs to the world. Don't worry about whats Right for you, but whats right for the song.
If someone suggests "This amp might work better for this part" Then try it out. If it does work better, Then it should stay. Pride should have nothing to do with this. If it doesn't work, It should go No matter who's amp/idea it is.
And also, Who ever said (basically) "if you wanna Be in the big leagues you gotta play the game, and give up your pride". That is the Single stupidest thing i have ever read on this forum.
If you want to Be part of a passing trend, and Be famous for 3 years, and then disappear into no where. Then Yes You should most definitely Give up all self respect and suck some corporate Chicken.
But If your making art, For the sake of making art (which is the Only real reason to do it). Then you should NEVER give up your vision. If you Truly Believe That Sumthing isn't working, Then You shouldn't Let it be. If it Really truly isn't right for the song, then Fight To keep it out.
Look at the Most Important Musicians/artists. And you'll see The ones Who Truly changed the world, and really had an effect on music. Are the ones who were making music Because they loved it (money just happened to be a nice side effect). I mean Even the Beatles, The Biggest band in the world at they're time, the most famous people on the face of the earth, STILL did what ever they wanted.
You think the record company wanted them to Release Revolver? No F**Kin way! The record company would have LOVED if they'd continued making Hard days night, and Love me Doo, Over and over and over. But the Beatles did what they wanted to do, and made the music they wanted to make. And STILL sold millions of albums.
Now on the other hand you have Poison, or any other 80's metal band, who Did basically whatever it took to Get famous and rich. Without really caring What kinda of music they had to make. Most weren't making music Because they loved it. They were making music because they wanted money, and chicks and to be on television.
Now That they aren't "the big thing" anymore. They are Basically a Joke to most people. They gave Up artistic integrity For the sake of making a buck, and being on t.v. And They influenced Basically No one in the long run.
Playing the Record companies games will get you signed faster, and get you famous faster. But just as fast as that fame and money and contract comes, It goes away again.
If your playing music, It should be To play music. Anything else that happens because of it should simply be a side effect. I respect a guitarist in a bar band that Never gets signed substantially more than I respect some jacka** on Mtv who sold his soul to get on television.
If your playing music to make money, You should really get into real estate instead. You'll have a much longer career.
thats it.
