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18 quotes by Ariel Rechtshaid

Ariel Rechtshaid (born March 23, 1979) is an American Grammy-winning record producer, audio engineer, multi-instrumentalist and songwriter. He is the former lead singer and guitarist of the ska/pop-punk band The Hippos, and the indie folk-rock group Foreign Born. He produced the Billboard Hot 100 No. 1-charting single, "Hey There Delilah", by Plain White T's in 2007, and has since produced for Kylie Minogue, Murs, We Are Scientists, Cass...
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I'm still an idealist. My manager is always trying to talk me out of it, but that's just the way I am.

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Hip-hop has never had boundaries - the more adventurous it is, the more popular it seems to be.

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I have a hard time repeating myself.

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I try not to become friends with musicians, but life happens and dinner happens and going out happens - it becomes interwoven in L.A.

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It's been said to me that I'm self-destructive because I'll walk away from things that are good.

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The best bands kept making records and had this evolution, where by the end, by their commercial phase or sellout phase, the records are from outer... →

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I have the utmost respect for synthesizers - Soft Cell, early Depeche Mode. But that's become a cliche for the '80s.

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I like to find an artist who inspires me and get into their world and challenge them.

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I realized I liked being in the studio and working on translating the ideas into recordings.

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I was never in the business of trying to put my name out there - I was really focused on music and records and being in the studio.

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I've always had this impression that notoriety came when you're trying to get notoriety.

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If the chemistry between me and the artist is good, then that's half the battle.

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The goal is to make something that sounds new and different.

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