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Originally Posted by essendoubleop
So you're suggesting he played music into MIDI sequencers to write his music? That still wouldn't explain the 20 albums or so he wrote in the 60s and 70s.
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Yes. I am suggesting that. But you'll note that I didn't say that was the ONLY way he wrote music. I didn't think I needed to explain much else as it has already been discussed.
However,
Before MIDI sequencing became the norm there were multi-track recording devices. He could play the drum part, piano/keys parts, bass parts, sing the vocal parts, and probably guitar parts to some extent one track at a time.
Before mulit-tracking became the norm (late 60's) it was pretty much just get a bunch of guys together and jam while recording with one microphone (or a couple of mics if there was a mixing board). Then rework those jams into a song. Or when there was already a strong structure he would probaby just explain the groove to the players and go from there.
It's really amazing to watch session players work. They don't (as a rule) use sheet music or need anything other than their own musical style to work out a song.
Very, very few pop/rock artist take the time to actually score and notate the song.