Some sage words from Ian MacKaye – one of many inspirations – on recording music:
A good recording can’t save a bad song, but a great song can survive anything.
He also had this to say about arrangements – or lack thereof:
Fuck once – anybody can do that. Make it interesting enough that people want to hear it a second time.
I understand this as long as it leaves space to improvise – assuming one is good at that. I wish more people were…