Never complain and never explain.
The most effective way to do it, is to do it.
After a storm comes a calm.
It's always too early to quit.
Go for it now. The future is promised to no one.
Know or listen to those who know.
Do not weep do not wax indignant. Understand.
Things do not happen. Things are made to happen.
If you're going through hell, keep going.
Expect problems and eat them for breakfast.
I think that technology has both introduced new sounds but also allowed an increasingly painterly approach to recording music as you can now paint over what you've done and more and more refine an existing performance.