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A guitar can be so human, so sorrowful, so angry, and I wanted to figure out how to achieve that vibe without having to actually use guitars, because 'Badlands' is a very futuristic record - and making it that in an era of futuristic music is a really hard thing to do!

— Halsey

Sentiment: NEGATIVE

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✓Similar Perspectives

The most obvious thing you can't do with a guitar synthesizer is to really sound like a guitar.

— Andy Summers

Sometimes the nicest thing to do with a guitar is just look at it.

— Thom Yorke

In recording, you're trying to make something work sonically - getting the right inflection on the right guitar sound - and maybe a part that would be musically great doesn't sound as cool. On paper, though, it's all stripped back. The musical idea is the one that wins.

— Beck

I try to become a singer. The guitar has always been abused with distortion units and funny sorts of effects, but when you don't do that and just let the genuine sound come through, there's a whole magic there.

— Jeff Beck

I was left with an urge to make the guitar sound like things it shouldn't be able to sound like.

— Adrian Belew

To be honest, I'm one of the least-technical guitar players around. I just want a guitar to feel good and sound good. That's it, period.

— Scott Ian

As soon as you pick up a guitar, you're up against the legends of rock. The same goes with stadium drum kits and electric bass. Essentially, you're already in a soundscape that's very familiar and has a lot of established legendary material recorded using those instruments.

— Matt Bellamy

The idea of 'Badlands' was creating a space with sound, which is a really difficult thing to do.

— Halsey

I wanted to connect my guitar to human emotions.

— B. B. King

✗Opposing Perspectives

'Badlands' is a very tangible record; a lot of the sounds were actual things: they were pots and pans, and they were rocks, and they were voices,and instruments used in a way to create a landscape of sound.

— Halsey