It’s funny that the more local the band, the more they’ll say not to fuck with their music. But if they come from Japan, like one band I did, Cocobat, they ask for permission to go to the toilet. The bass player was the band leader. He came into the control room and asked permission for the drummer to go to the toilet. “Of course he can go to the toilet. No problem.” And the bass player runs out and (makes stereotypical Asian noises), and the drummer ran out of the studio with both hands on his dick. Later, after we tracked one song, I asked them how they liked it. And they said, “no, you boss; you decide.” And I said, “no, you are boss. We are boss. We’re all bosses together. Do you like this take, or not?” “No. You decide.” Then they asked for permissions to speak. “Of course, speak.” “We can do better.” “Ok, then do it again.” “Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.”
), and had MUCH trouble with it, haha. Let me find Nordström interview...
