Nice interview to heal us a bid from NAMM & MESSE gas:
[quote=““Rod Modell””]
Could you imagine if there was a great carpenter and all people ever asked him about was what hammer he used instead of about his final work? It would be absurd. But that’s kind of what many people do with musicians. We put too much emphasis on this stuff.
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Although… no one cares about a nail.
Actually the more I think about it, the more I believe that for many handcrafts the way to do it is almost as interesting as the result.
What is the most impressive ? A Moai head fixing a point on the horizon, or the mystery around it ?
You can get emotional by imagining a whole society reaching its end and cutting the last trees to put some stone in front of the ocean. Or just enjoy watching a Moai.
“Too much emphasis”, I’m not sure.
I’m into vintage FX processors more than synths, but in the end, I won’t allow myself to succumb to any degree of dependency on gear. In the end I learned the music comes from within, not from any specific gear. Honestly, I’d rather talk about the latest episode of Here Comes Honey Boo Boo than synthesizers.
LOL!
So he just has to open his mouth ??? 
Makes me think of rich people who say money isn’t important. 
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Ah, that was a good read. I really liked this quote of his…
“People assume that I chose hardware over software, but in actuality I built my studio in the late 1980s and was using the only tools that I owned. I’m a firm believer in using what you have.”
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