If you let your fear of consequence prevent you from following your deepest instinct, your life will be safe, expedient and thin.
I learned to make my mind large, as the universe is large, so that there is room for contradictions.
Most bands have a sound that they're already identified with, so for the producer it becomes a process of helping them find their muse in the studio to make a record that will not only satisfy them artistically, but will also do something in the marketplace.