I like things that don't sound particularly processed or mechanical or made by machines. I like music that contains human elements, with all their flaws. There's air in it, and you can hear a room of a bunch of guys playing. Those are the magic parts.
Interpretation
The quote emphasizes the importance of authenticity and human touch in music.
Chris Stapleton expresses a preference for music that reflects the imperfections and genuine elements of human performance. He values the natural, unprocessed sounds that come from musicians playing together in a space, highlighting the emotional and vibrant aspects that make music relatable and alive.
In practice
This quote could be shared during a music festival to inspire authenticity in performances.
I didn't know they would pay you money to sit in a room and write songs for other people. I always thought that George Strait was singing a song, he made it up, and that was the end of it. But the instant I found that out, that that could be a job, I thought, 'That's the job for me. I gotta figure out how to do that.'
When you're writing with an artist or for an artist, you have to help them serve their vision. That's the cool part about writing songs. There are no rules.
I'm gonna keep making music that hopefully I think is good, and whatever comes out of that, that will be fine with me.
Art is not communicative, art is not reflexive. Art, science, philosophy are neither contemplative, neither reflexive, nor communicative. They are creative, that's all.
I'm always drawn to stories that people don't know about, particularly when they're inside of a story that everyone knows about.
I really wanted to be a model when I was little. I loved photography, and I loved being on camera. But I was short and chubby, so I couldn't. Anyway, being an artist is way more interesting than just being a model because it's about you and what you want to be. You're not being treated like a clothes hanger.
Honestly, I am so ignorant of how dance works that I can't even imagine a story that you would want to tell through movement.
Most of Hollywood is about making money - and I love money, but I don't make the films thinking about money.
It was my father's hope, and it is ours, that the National Gallery would become not a static but a living institution, growing in usefulness and importance to artists, scholars and the general public.
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