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Technology has changed songwriting
I think that songwriting is getting more scientific, more mathematical. Is it getting better? I wouldn't say that.
The advantage of the digital era is productivity. Prolific-ness. I could not do what I do, operate on the velocity I operate, without these tools.
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Technology has also created some terrible artists
There are artists nabbed off YouTube who probably should not have record deals. They did not have time to develop, so anything they sing you don't believe, because they haven't lived it. They've just racked up 15 million views on YouTube and been signed.
I won't work with artists under a certain age at all. I don't care how good you are. We could write I Will Always Love You but guess what? If you're 15 or 16, no-one's going to believe it.
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You can't put a fade-out on a single in 2014
The song I just played you, Love Runs Out, was recorded with (French dance duo) Cassius and they decided how the song was going to end. Philippe Zidar said in his thick French accent: "Fifteen years ago, in a perfect world, this would be a fade-out song. But if it is a single, you have to end it quick."
I think, if vinyl was still popular, fade outs would still be here. On tour, I almost only listen to vinyl. And if you play Jim Croce or Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young you hear those natural fades.
But in the modern era, you need a natural conclusion. The way people digest music now, they want a beginning, middle and an end. It's hard to explain - maybe it's Fast Food Nation, they just want it in a neat little package.
I think that songwriting is getting more scientific, more mathematical. Is it getting better? I wouldn't say that.
The advantage of the digital era is productivity. Prolific-ness. I could not do what I do, operate on the velocity I operate, without these tools.
--
Technology has also created some terrible artists
There are artists nabbed off YouTube who probably should not have record deals. They did not have time to develop, so anything they sing you don't believe, because they haven't lived it. They've just racked up 15 million views on YouTube and been signed.
I won't work with artists under a certain age at all. I don't care how good you are. We could write I Will Always Love You but guess what? If you're 15 or 16, no-one's going to believe it.
--
You can't put a fade-out on a single in 2014
The song I just played you, Love Runs Out, was recorded with (French dance duo) Cassius and they decided how the song was going to end. Philippe Zidar said in his thick French accent: "Fifteen years ago, in a perfect world, this would be a fade-out song. But if it is a single, you have to end it quick."
I think, if vinyl was still popular, fade outs would still be here. On tour, I almost only listen to vinyl. And if you play Jim Croce or Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young you hear those natural fades.
But in the modern era, you need a natural conclusion. The way people digest music now, they want a beginning, middle and an end. It's hard to explain - maybe it's Fast Food Nation, they just want it in a neat little package.
