Rick Rubin Quotes

He sang differently when he was playing the guitar... There was a purity to the vocal that was more natural and less of a performance. He was less able to think about what he was singing and it sounded better.

- Rick Rubin

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He is one of the few people who can get on a stage in an arena in front of any audience anywhere in the world and and play original songs for hours (that) everyone would be familiar with and sing along to. The list of people whose music has this power could be counted on one hand, tops. - Rick Rubin

When Neil would play and sing, it changed his relationship to the song. One feels more of a sense of authorship. By playing guitar, Neil controls the rhythm and feel of the songs. It also changes the way he sings them, and it becomes a more pure musical act. - Rick Rubin

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