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Most of our stuff was trial and error. You live with a tape recorder, you turn it on, you play the song and you listen t
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"Most of our stuff was trial and error. You live with a tape recorder, you turn it on, you play the song and you listen to it"

- Levon Helm

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In this quote, Levon Helm is describing the process of developing music with atrioventricular bundle. He describes that they didn't have actually a set formula or approach for making music, however rather they depend on trial and error. This suggests that they would try different things and see what worked and what didn't. Helm also points out using a tape recorder, which was a common tool for tape-recording music at the time. By switching on the tape recorder and playing their songs, they had the ability to listen back and make modifications as needed. This quote highlights the speculative and improvisational nature of their music-making process.

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Levon Helm This quote is written / told by Levon Helm between May 26, 1940 and April 19, 2012. He was a famous Musician from USA. The author also have 33 other quotes.

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