Art & Creativity Quote by Kenneth Edmonds

Edmonds is talking like a working musician who’s spent more time thinking about speakers and rooms than about mystique. The line is unfinished on purpose, and that’s the point: it captures a practical mindset where “music” isn’t a sacred object you release into the world, it’s a signal that has to survive the world.

The intent is engineering disguised as artistry. “In a lot of different situations” quietly means cars with road noise, earbuds with cheap drivers, clubs with subwoofers, retail stores with chatter, radio compression, playlists that shuffle your song between wildly different mixes. To be “heard” isn’t just to be audible; it’s to land emotionally and physically despite all that. Edmonds’ phrase “always consider” is the subtextual mantra of professional craft: anticipate the environment, don’t blame it.

There’s also a cultural tell here. This is a post-album, post-studio-as-temple era where the delivery system is part of the composition. The quote hints at the modern compromise between fidelity and impact: you might sacrifice subtle dynamics so the hook doesn’t disappear on a phone speaker; you might shape bass so it translates in both a club and a kitchen. The half-sentence functions like a producer’s note left open for the next decision: arrangement, mix, mastering, even songwriting.

It’s not romantic, but it’s honest. Edmonds is asserting that music isn’t finished when it’s recorded; it’s finished when it still works after reality gets its hands on it.