"I definitely don't subscribe to the theory that more instruments, or more vocal tracks, harmony, or double tracking the voice, is a good thing. People do their early albums very stripped down, then each album becomes bloated"

This quote by Joanna Newsom suggests that she does not believe that adding more instruments, singing tracks, harmony, or double tracking the voice is a good thing. She believes that when artists start, they must keep their music basic and disrobed, and that as they advance, they should not add a lot of elements to their music. She thinks that this can lead to the music ending up being puffed up and overproduced. This quote recommends that Newsom values simplicity and minimalism in music, which she believes that a lot of aspects can detract from the total sound. She believes that the very best music is the music that is kept easy and true to its initial kind.