65 Quotes by Tony Visconti

His name is David Bowie and he's nineteen. Would you like to meet him?

When I was five my parents bought me a ukulele for Christmas. I quickly learned how to play it with my father's guidance. Thereafter, my father regularly taught me all the good old fashioned songs.

It is easily overlooked that what is now called vintage was once brand new.

But some great records are are being made with today's technology and there are still great artists among us. Likewise there are artists today who are so reliant on modern technology, they wouldn't have emerged when recording was more organic.

In August most of Europe goes on holiday.

Today's recording techniques would have been regarded as science fiction forty years ago.

Rock and Roll has certainly tried to take its toll on me. I'd rather not talk about my past excesses here, although some hardcore rockers might argue that those excesses were responsible for some great records, but I know which side I came out on.

No one else in our family was a professional musician so this took an enormous leap of faith on their part.

I make records with an open mind, I always have.