Do You Know What I'm Saying?

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I'm very much of the mind not to do harm. And I don't think that my opinion necessarily has more validity than someone else's. But say you're George Martin, you're an Abbey Road studio and George Harrison thinks Paul McCartney wants to put two complex of A-sline into something or while my guitar gently weeps,. which in my opinion made those songs much, much better. You've got to persuade someone of something, right? I don't know about that. My involvement is purely about taste. It's not about technical skill and it's not about technique unless there's something that I noticed in the past that I shared. That would be the extent of something,

Rick Rubin has been behind some of the most iconic and successful albums in music history, and his unique approach to production and artist development has made him one of the most respected figures in the industry.

He joined Tyler to discuss how to listen (to music and people), which artistic movement has influenced him most, what Sherlock Holmes taught him about creativity, how streaming is affecting music, whether AI will write good songs, what he likes about satellite radio, why pro wrestling is the most accurate representation of life, why growing up in Long Island was a “miracle,” his ‘do no harm’ approach to working with artist, what makes for a great live album, why Jimi Hendrix owed his success to embracing technology, what made Brian Eno and Brian Wilson great producers, what albums he's currently producing, and more.

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Recorded January 13th, 2023

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