Lanois Quotes & Sayings

I don't think anyone, until their soul leaves their body, is past the point of no return — Tom Hiddleston

I always say that as church falls into demise, we still have the inclination to congregate whether by a night of music or a festival, or just sitting down to listen to some vinyl ... — Daniel Lanois

If it's in your personality to get out and talk to people, then you get to see what it is that city has to offer, through the people. A lot of the times with your own eyes you don't get to see that. — Chali 2na

Hey, hot cheeks!" A hand smacked my ass and I shrieked. Spinning around, I glared at Dan Ottoman, a blond, pimply, clarinet player from band. He leered back at me and winked. "Never took you for a player, girl," he said, trying to ooze charm but reminding me of a dirty Kermit the Frog. "Come down to band sometime. I've got a flute you can play — Julie Kagawa

When the album was done I loved it. It was a mixture of electric and acoustic solo performances with dubs. I called it Le Noise, after Dan. It was a French Canadian joke, a very English was of saying Lanois. I was doing a show that introduced a lot of the songs, and things were going great. I was very happy. — Neil Young

In sha Allah, God willing, must be the expression of humility of the active actors and it must never be the justification of the passive observers — Tariq Ramadan

This is the second fucking time I've gotten shot when I was with you. I don't think we can be friends anymore. — Elizabeth Norris

You've got to care about the music ... You'd better not be doing it for the publicity, the fame or the money. And you'd sure better not be doing it because it's a way to make a living, 'cause that ain't always going to be easy. You got to believe it, believe in the music. You got to mean it. — Waylon Jennings

Humans were more than capable of murder all on their own. — Dan Wells

It's that element of surprise. When you lose control, you discover new things. — Daniel Lanois

I became fascinated with recording in an open room. — Daniel Lanois

I now see my life, not as a slow shaping of achievment to fit my preconceived purposes, but as the gradual discovery of a purpose which I did not know. — Joanna Field

Creating music to fit the marketplace, so that music can be heard? If ever I thought that I even came close to catering to the marketplace, or designing my productions and my music to cater to what is currently fashionable, I would sell shoes for a living. For me, the marketplace can rot in hell. I will do music for the love of music and for the love of people who listen to music, and absolutely nothing else will drive me. — Daniel Lanois

I don't get all this Speedo stuff actually, I mean, whatever happened to the feather boa? — Boy George

Like the honey badger, the werewolf takes what it wants. — Kevin Hearne

The knights were disgusted. They said that all that fiddle-faddle was well enough for saints, or might have been a thousand years ago, but the Lord Jesus would certainly be the first to command Christians to kill pagans. Rumon announced that he did not think so. — Anya Seton

Yeah. I started using them [SDD-3000s] shortly after first working with Edge on The Unforgettable Fire. Basically, I stole his sound. It wasn't a complicated rig: just a guitar he liked through a Korg SDD-3000 digital delay into a Vox. Three components, mono - that's it. The great thing about the Korgs is its three-position level switch, which lets you hit the amp with about 10 extra dB. It's more overdriven than if you just plugged the guitar straight into the amp, even when it's on bypass. But a lot of the guitar sounds on Achtung Baby were recorded through a Korg A3 effects processor. — Daniel Lanois

The apex of glorifying God is enjoying Him with the heart. But this is empty emotionalism where that joy is not awakened and sustained by true views of God for who He really is — John Piper

Fishes and tales And a fisherman's daughter Walks in the rain, She walks to the water To the sea. — Daniel Lanois

Any time you get to dig deeper into your character, you welcome it, especially on a TV show. — Josh Charles

It's time for a streaming service that is centred around and driven by the artist community directly. Artists are prolific beyond a new recording every two years. They perform, tour, record, and collaborate constantly. Uprise.fm will not only make these rare and unique recordings available, we will ensure that the artists are fairly compensated for this work. — Daniel Lanois

Americans were all farmers and shopkeepers at heart ... — Orson Scott Card