Top 9 Quotes & Sayings by Phil Ramone

Explore popular quotes and sayings by an American engineer Phil Ramone.

Last updated on December 21, 2024.

Philip Ramone was a South African-born American recording engineer, record producer, violinist and composer, who in 1958 co-founded A & R Recording, Inc., a recording studio with business partner Jack Arnold at 112 West 48th Street, New York, upstairs from the famous musicians' watering hole, Jim & Andy's, and several doors east of Manny's Music. The success of the original A & R Recording allowed it to expand into several studios and a record production company. He was described by Billboard as "legendary", and the BBC as a "CD pioneer".

American - Engineer | January 5, 1934 - March 30, 2013

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If an artist wants to work with me because they feel I've made some credible albums and there've been things that are long-lasting, it's because those artists took the time and we built an idea.

Phil Ramone

It's important not to be afraid ego-wise to share your information.

Phil Ramone

If you follow anything that I've ever done, I never stick to one thing more than one year. I'm just afraid to get typecast.

Phil Ramone

There's a lot about New York that is unique, and there's always a culture and a subculture going on everywhere.

Phil Ramone

Don't speak if you don't have to about trivia. The time for joking comes because of the trust, and you have to earn the trust. So, I don't alibi for anything, and I'll take the heat. That's the other thing. Don't let them take the heat. We take the heat.

Phil Ramone

Rudeness is something I just can't tolerate.

Phil Ramone

I gotta think that one that becomes a philosophy of work, which is "no excuses."

Phil Ramone

Substance should outweigh perfection.

Phil Ramone

The record producer is the music world's equivalent of a film director.

Phil Ramone