I have long begged off the question of my albums reflecting where I am 'at' personally. There is more inaccuracy in that approach than accuracy.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
Well the way we perceive accuracy and what accuracy is statistically are really two different things.
I don't listen to my own records a lot. Once in a while - to check out my mistakes. Because you can always see a spot or two in the record where you could have done better. So you more or less study this way.
Whenever I approach a record, I don't really have a science to it. I approach every record differently. First record was in a home studio. Second record was a live record. Third record was made while I was on tour. Fourth record was made over the course of, like, two years in David Kahn's basement.
I could find faults with all my albums because that's just a part of being an artist - it's hard being a human being, isn't it?
My songs always sound a lot better in person than they do on the record.
I put together amazing records, whether that's finding the beat or putting the right hook on there, and picking the right artists on the record. That's me being an A&R. And I'm making sure that they give me their best.
You can't judge an album by a single song; it's like judging a book by only reading a single chapter.
People know accuracy when they read it; they can feel it.
Timing and accuracy is really what matters at the end of the day.
Accuracy is the twin brother of honesty; inaccuracy, of dishonesty.