Recommended: today's Fresh Air interview with producer T-Bone Burnett, especially the bit about 45 minutes into the show where Burnett describes the process of recording with Roy Orbison. Orbison wouldn't wear headphones in the studio because he didn't need to hear his own voice in the mix; he had spent so much time on the road without a monitor mix that he didn't need to hear his own voice over the band...he could tell if he was singing on pitch based on the vibrations in his jaw.
That was a *great* interview, both for Burnett's own insights as well as his stories of working with other musicians. The discussion of the Oh Brother, Where Art There? soundtrack was really fun to hear, as was his story of reading guitar catalogs and daydreaming about what he'd buy some day.
Posted by: Schussman | Jan 13, 2010 at 07:36 PM
And I loved his closing comment, where he said that he only hopes that someday he actually gets good at what he does.
Posted by: Michael Sippey | Jan 13, 2010 at 10:32 PM