Quote Originally Posted by ant
This is the first time I've written on a forum. I usually don't bother because I feel most of the opinions expressed by some people concentrate solely on slagging or praising one particular part of the topic and the greater picture is NEVER represented, which is why I want to have a say on this particular thread. My point is aimed at all those people who seem to be loving finding faults in Guy's (or anyone's) music and production. If you think the releases are sounding the same, then thats perfectly fine, but DON'T dare slag him for it. Music and production are personal thing. If you don't get on with a particular style anymore, have a bit of initiative and move on to something you do like. Don't sit there and moan about how tedious things have got.

Formulas work! It's what music is based on. Ok, its easy to get stuck in a rut sometimes and formulas get rinsed, but try writing a live set and then playing it out twice, sometimes three times a weekend, meeting a hectic release schedule for the records and then finding time to engineer for people, who, most of the time rely on YOUR ideas because they've not come to the studio prepared and have no ideas (and apart from a select few, NO TALENT) of their own. Some wannabe DJ's just hire the studio and the engineer to get their names on the records because they think it's the short cut to the big time. These people are leeches, sucking all the creativity out of you. To handle all this is only just managable if you're REALLY on it... and believe me, Guy IS. But he is also human and as everybody SHOULD know, creativity dosen't come from a tap. If you hit a dry patch it can take WEEKS to get back in the vibe of things.

So, why not try and spent the 1000's of £'s it costs to build and maintain a studio and do it yourself. Not to mention the 5 - 10 years it takes to hone your production skills, oh yeah, I forgot about learning to use the equipment in the first place. Then maybe we can all come back in a few years and read what people have to say about YOU!
Fair comments.