Sound City

00:00:00 [ dramatic music plays ] [ bird cawing ]

00:08:04 >> ♪ southern man >> I was with a west virginia holding company that was buying

00:12:27 Engineer. There's only four like this in the world, and this is the only

00:17:03 >> tom skeeter and joe gottfried were almost like parental figures to us.

00:21:12 John mcvie, and myself came from a whole different sensibility musically, really.

00:25:35 It's a church. By the luck of whatever, I have the ability to open that door.

00:29:45 >> you know, music really isn't supposed to be perfect. It's all about people relating

00:33:55 Amount of fucking notes, 'cause we play then faster. [ chuckles ]

00:37:44 Got him some little car. Got him the "general hospital" thing that started his career.

00:41:30 I only did one record at sound city. It was more family than any

00:45:00 More ♪ >> keith olsen left sound city and built a studio right next

00:49:08 Leaving." >> by the time I got to sound city, it was really dying.

00:52:58 Is about performance. [ guitar plays nirvana's "something in the way" ]

00:56:59 I hadn't been there in a while. And the record had gotten big. And they sent them a platinum

01:01:20 >> tom petty never loses his cool, and he walked out of the control room totally calm, and

01:05:13 Sound like the real thing. It was really amazing, 'cause here's a thing that can record

01:09:09 I'd do anything for it. >> this big room and that neve console is what got us all the

01:13:47 You can hear it. You can see it. >> ♪ don't ever dance with the devil ♪

01:18:08 And that's the cherry of all time. >> what if we tried doing the

01:23:00 As a musician. >> it's like when you take in a breath, your body swells up.

01:27:51 Like let it rip a little bit. You know what I mean? [ music intensifies ]

01:32:55 With pro tools, you can always come back to it, or you can change it or you can add to it

01:37:42 The reason why I'm a musician, and recording through the board that's the reason why I'm here

01:44:11 You know, apparently, budweiser smells like poops. >> and the funny thing I