Hans-Peter Lindstrom Quotes

#1. I always spend too much time on getting the details right. That's the problem with computers. They make it possible to change too much of the music after it's been recorded.

Hans-Peter Lindstrom

#2. Sometimes it's a struggle to make everything work. I usually work on music from nine in the morning until three in the afternoon. Then there are the family activities. Then I work again at night - from nine to as late as two.

Hans-Peter Lindstrom

#3. When I'm working on something and I get to the point where I feel it getting interesting, that's my reward.

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#4. The importance of selecting music and sequencing songs - making one song merge into another song. In retrospect, those are the most important lessons I got from DJs.

Hans-Peter Lindstrom

#5. I listen a lot to my own music when I'm in the process of making it. In the car, in the kitchen while making food, on my iPod when I go shopping, etc. I listen to it as much as possible, and if I get tired of listening to it, it's not good enough, and I leave it unreleased.

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#6. I wish I could free myself from making music that has a dancefloor-function, or at least try to focus more on all the other elements in music.

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#7. I think most good music has got some kind of crossover-potential. It feels nice to know that there are more people than those into dance-music that are listening to what I've made.

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#8. It's nice if you're making a regular pop or rock album and you get ten little songs. But I really try to make the album with one big story instead of ten small stories.

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#9. Working on my own vocals is something I've been avoiding. But, I'm constantly thinking of ways to be able to include my own vocals without getting embarrassed. Even John Lennon wasn't comfortable on hearing his voice.

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