I dread it sometimes because I am such a perfectionist. I can be a real pill when it comes to recording sometimes. I won't settle on less than perfect if I think I can do better (unless it's the imperfection that makes the part perfect--I will admit that there are occasional exceptions). I get very frustrated with myself for taking too much time sometimes to get something perfect. Then I get frustrated if people say "It sounds fine!" because I take it as me being the only person that's really willing to put in the time and perseverence to create something just right and deliver that "it" that makes the album worth listening to after it is no longer just a new record. Why make something that's just ok when you can make something that's great? I'm literally just a pill sometimes. I apologize.
However, I can also be a real peach, a gem even. I like playing around in the studio; it's guaranteed that on at least 1 out of every 5 songs I record, I will write some instrumental-sounding harmony "ooo" pad part. This is my niche in recording-adding little vocal instrumental-esque hooks or pads that fill in the sound. THIS is why I love recording. Being able to experiment. It's not every day you get to harmonize with yourself and really compose anything vocally on a real scale.
I also like singing through pipes and making alien noises in down time.
I also like being completely by myself where no one can see me. I prefer the lights dim. I prefer being barefoot. I prefer the right side of my headphones off. I prefer not being able to hear myself very loud; otherwise, I scare myself.
I prefer as few people in the studio as possible. But it was fun last night, being there with tons of people.
It felt so good to record last night with one of my bands, Engine. I can't wait to hear everything. Vocally, I've gotten less pure, but more ballsy over the past year. I'm anxious to hear how much that shows on this record. I wish I sang like I do in the concerts in my car.
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