James Lee Lindsey Jr. (Jay Reatard) Quotes

I try to listen to a lot of music when I'm in the mixing process of a record, when I'm in post-production and trying to get everything to sound a certain way.

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• I try to listen to a lot of music when I'm in the mixing process of a record, when I'm in post-production and trying to get everything to sound a certain way.

  

  James Lee Lindsey Jr.
  • Music
  • Trying