93 Quotes by Steve Albini

By now all rock bands are wise enough to be suspicious of music industry scum.

When I’m in a restaurant, I don’t eat red meat. It doesn’t taste like anything. But if a friend of mine is grilling stuff at his house, its almost always great.

There is a lot of use of ProTools in professional studios, but this is mostly for the special effects it allows, not for sound quality. These special effects soon fall out of fashion, and I don’t think this trend will define studios permanently.

Buy groceries and feed yourself, even on the road.

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.

What’s the most outrageous thing I’ve ever done? Let’s just say I don’t think I’ve done it yet. The most outrageous thing is yet to come.

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.

Doubt the conventional wisdom unless you can verify it with reason and experiment.

I wouldn’t mind being taller, because when I’m in the company of people who are absurdly tall, there’s something about them that I can’t help admiring.