welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re speaking to butch vig and steve marker
speaking to butch vig and steve marker
speaking to butch vig and steve marker of garbage about their production work
of garbage about their production work
of garbage about their production work including Biggs work on Nirvana’s
including Biggs work on Nirvana’s
including Biggs work on Nirvana’s Nevermind
I’m only happy when I
I’m only happy when I so I know that you both have done some
so I know that you both have done some
so I know that you both have done some producing and you’re both obviously
producing and you’re both obviously
producing and you’re both obviously musicians do you have perhaps one love
musicians do you have perhaps one love
musicians do you have perhaps one love like if you had to choose between the
like if you had to choose between the
like if you had to choose between the two would you be able to I love being in
two would you be able to I love being in
two would you be able to I love being in the studio I am a studio rat I mean I
the studio I am a studio rat I mean I
the studio I am a studio rat I mean I love playing live but i don’t really
love playing live but i don’t really
love playing live but i don’t really like traveling i’m sure but Stephen the
like traveling i’m sure but Stephen the
like traveling i’m sure but Stephen the rest of the band without getting your
rest of the band without getting your
rest of the band without getting your blood dragged from point A to point B
blood dragged from point A to point B
blood dragged from point A to point B every day is there’s no fun in you’re on
every day is there’s no fun in you’re on
every day is there’s no fun in you’re on stage for a couple hours every night
stage for a couple hours every night
stage for a couple hours every night that makes up for it but in my heart I’m
that makes up for it but in my heart I’m
that makes up for it but in my heart I’m a I’m a studio geek I i just love
a I’m a studio geek I i just love
a I’m a studio geek I i just love tinkering you know and you know we never
tinkering you know and you know we never
tinkering you know and you know we never planned on being a live band when we
planned on being a live band when we
planned on being a live band when we made a first record it was sort of
made a first record it was sort of
made a first record it was sort of happened and there was a lot of years
happened and there was a lot of years
happened and there was a lot of years ago and i have to say playing live now
ago and i have to say playing live now
ago and i have to say playing live now it’s just been really a lot of fun
it’s just been really a lot of fun
it’s just been really a lot of fun posted none of us the other day why i
posted none of us the other day why i
posted none of us the other day why i like sitting on this bus you know it’s
like sitting on this bus you know it’s
like sitting on this bus you know it’s it’s cozy
this question is that for budge did the
this question is that for budge did the success of Nirvana’s Nevermind change
success of Nirvana’s Nevermind change
success of Nirvana’s Nevermind change the way that you produce records
the way that you produce records
the way that you produce records especially for those of garbage I don’t
especially for those of garbage I don’t
especially for those of garbage I don’t really know that it changed the way I
really know that it changed the way I
really know that it changed the way I produce albums it definitely opened up
produce albums it definitely opened up
produce albums it definitely opened up doors for me
I’ve been doing a lot of independent
I’ve been doing a lot of independent records for dirt cheap budgets for many
records for dirt cheap budgets for many
records for dirt cheap budgets for many years and all of a sudden with a success
years and all of a sudden with a success
years and all of a sudden with a success I’ve never mind also smashing pumpkins
I’ve never mind also smashing pumpkins
I’ve never mind also smashing pumpkins which both you know the records came out
which both you know the records came out
which both you know the records came out around the same time I had a lot of
around the same time I had a lot of
around the same time I had a lot of calls and was able and very lucky to be
calls and was able and very lucky to be
calls and was able and very lucky to be able to sort of pick and choose projects
able to sort of pick and choose projects
able to sort of pick and choose projects that I wanted to do the time those
that I wanted to do the time those
that I wanted to do the time those records kind of got successful I was
records kind of got successful I was
records kind of got successful I was getting kind of burned out on doing
getting kind of burned out on doing
getting kind of burned out on doing guitar bass drums and that’s one of the
guitar bass drums and that’s one of the
guitar bass drums and that’s one of the reasons that i started doing remixes
reasons that i started doing remixes
reasons that i started doing remixes with Steve and Duke and those remixes
with Steve and Duke and those remixes
with Steve and Duke and those remixes led to forming garbage because the
led to forming garbage because the
led to forming garbage because the studio was for us was much more of a
studio was for us was much more of a
studio was for us was much more of a creative tool and requiring became much
creative tool and requiring became much
creative tool and requiring became much more of a an interesting process and
more of a an interesting process and
more of a an interesting process and just you know recording rock music in
just you know recording rock music in
just you know recording rock music in sort of a traditional form so and that’s
sort of a traditional form so and that’s
sort of a traditional form so and that’s one of things i love about garbage is
one of things i love about garbage is
one of things i love about garbage is that it’s a pretty wide open palette
that it’s a pretty wide open palette
that it’s a pretty wide open palette when we go in a studio and we’re already
when we go in a studio and we’re already
when we go in a studio and we’re already talking about making a new record him i
talking about making a new record him i
talking about making a new record him i think the new album is going to sound
think the new album is going to sound
think the new album is going to sound quite different from all previous five
quite different from all previous five
quite different from all previous five garbage records I think we want to push
garbage records I think we want to push
garbage records I think we want to push ourselves a little bit more so I think
ourselves a little bit more so I think
ourselves a little bit more so I think it’s going to be interesting
so what is it that you guys love about
so what is it that you guys love about making music and what keeps it fresh for
making music and what keeps it fresh for
making music and what keeps it fresh for you year after year I just don’t know
you year after year I just don’t know
you year after year I just don’t know how you do without it you know it’s just
how you do without it you know it’s just
how you do without it you know it’s just always been part of my life and it’s
always been part of my life and it’s
always been part of my life and it’s part of the language that it I relate to
part of the language that it I relate to
part of the language that it I relate to and I wouldn’t know what to do without
and I wouldn’t know what to do without
and I wouldn’t know what to do without it yeah i’m the same way i’ve spent my
it yeah i’m the same way i’ve spent my
it yeah i’m the same way i’ve spent my entire adult life making music either
entire adult life making music either
entire adult life making music either writing songs or playing in bands or
writing songs or playing in bands or
writing songs or playing in bands or producing or engineering I don’t know
producing or engineering I don’t know
producing or engineering I don’t know what else I would do its I’d probably I
what else I would do its I’d probably I
what else I would do its I’d probably I probably be in jail or something I
probably be in jail or something I
probably be in jail or something I really sort of God i don’t know that i
really sort of God i don’t know that i
really sort of God i don’t know that i have anything of any talent actually
have anything of any talent actually
have anything of any talent actually driver yeah well i was a taxi driver for
driver yeah well i was a taxi driver for
driver yeah well i was a taxi driver for a while actually i did like that job to
a while actually i did like that job to
a while actually i did like that job to it was cool but it music is like therapy
it was cool but it music is like therapy
it was cool but it music is like therapy for me I don’t really even considered a
for me I don’t really even considered a
for me I don’t really even considered a job I mean I don’t mind putting them 12
job I mean I don’t mind putting them 12
job I mean I don’t mind putting them 12 14 16 hour days because it’s you’re
14 16 hour days because it’s you’re
14 16 hour days because it’s you’re immersed in this process that is you’re
immersed in this process that is you’re
immersed in this process that is you’re getting immense gratification from even
getting immense gratification from even
getting immense gratification from even when it’s a tough day you know i’d take
when it’s a tough day you know i’d take
when it’s a tough day you know i’d take that is my friend in chicago wolves
that is my friend in chicago wolves
that is my friend in chicago wolves always says making music beats slop and
always says making music beats slop and
always says making music beats slop and hot tar not there’s any of you know no
hot tar not there’s any of you know no
hot tar not there’s any of you know no disrespect anybody who slop in hot tar
disrespect anybody who slop in hot tar
disrespect anybody who slop in hot tar out there but i prefer making music
great thank you so much getting a time
great thank you so much getting a time cool thanks thank you
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