It's the actual recording of the vocal that is the most boring thing you'll ever do in your life.
I'm always saying in the studio, 'My vocals are too loud!' or 'My vocals have too much effect on them!' I like some of it, but I'm not a fan of loading effects onto my voice.
Singing is something that I have done all my life, but what I did on my first two records was to hide the vocals. They're there to thicken the web of the cello.
For a young band about to make a record, make sure you get the vocals right.
I usually like to hide my vocals behind the music. I don't like to hide them consciously, but I have a tendency to prefer the vocal at the same level as everything else and put lots of reverb on it.
I don't think my vocals demand effects. I like reverb to a certain extent, but I don't want to hide my voice. I like stripped-down vocals, but I also like crazy, powerful, doubled vocals like in dance or electronic music.
When you've got insane drums and a lot of guitar, it's really hard to mix the vocals, to mix it all well.
I never, my producer never, we never let myself just sing. We were always trying to get the perfect vocal.
