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.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
When you make a record, you listen to it literally hundreds of times. When it's done and you can't do anything else, I never listen to my records.
If you're successful in what you do over a period of time, you'll start approaching records, but that's not what you're playing for. You're playing to challenge and be challenged.
Making records is fun. It's not some big statement. You're allowed to make mistakes.
My record speaks for itself.
Have I learned something from making records? Yeah, I've learned a lot, because I've not only made eleven of my own records, I've also probably produced that many records for other artists, and then I've probably played on, or been a large part of another eleven records with other people.
All of my records have been very personal, just writing more and more songs, you get better at being able to say what you feel.
Have I ever made a mistake? I am sure. Do I think I can stand on my record? I do.
Every time you go in, it's like starting over. You don't know how you did the other records. You're learning all over. It's some weird musician amnesia, or maybe the road wipes it out.
I make records with an open mind, I always have.
When I make records, I never listen to stuff after it's done. Ever.