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thenewgreen  ·  4025 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: The Wisdom of the Beard - Understanding the Rick Rubin experience in 2013

I like the J. Dylan quote, "I don't need a guru," he said flatly. "I like everybody in the room to talk in musical terms."

I agree that having someone act as some kind of "guru" or "coach" during the creative process would be annoying.

Whenever I think of Rick Rubin, I recall the behind the music for the Black Crowes, when they mention that Rick wanted them to change their name to the Kob Kounty Krows when they were starting out. I guess the intent was to be controversial through racism?? -Not cool.

He sounds like a snake-oil salesman to me. A damned successful one though.