”I make up my mind in the first place that the material is well written and when you listen to a song on the radio you’re not listening to the producer’s compressor or kick drum sound, you’re listening to the vocal and you’re listening to the song and that’s what sells the record. So as a producer, I make that my top priority and responsibility. So that’s why I’ve loved working with Morrissey, David Bowie and Marc Bolan; they all had very unique voices. You could drop the needle on the record or the laser on the CD and go, “Oh, that’s Morrissey” or “That’s Bowie.

David Bowie Producer Tony Visconti on What He Looks for - Spinner