Born on this day ...

[CRAZY-HORSE]

Virtually every producer and/or engineer uses strategies to draw the best out of an artist. Shirley employs a range of them, depending on a session’s atmosphere. “Some days you’re a school teacher,” he explains, “some days you’re a musician, others you’re a babysitter. It all depends what you need on the day. There’s a psychology to producing records. I like to make people feel good. I don’t like confrontational sessions. But sometimes they’re necessary, especially if you’re trying to elicit a particular performance and you need some anger.

^^
i remember George Martin saying something similar many moons ago,
i guess all great Producers "know" what it takes to get the job done and "know" how to push artists to their limits also!
(look what he got out the those four young early twenty somehtings from Liverpool, remembering none of them had reached 30 before the band split up!)

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Kevin ‘Caveman’ Shirley was born on this day in 1960 in Jozi, South Africa. From humble beginnings producing artists who were relative unknowns back in the early 80’s (and still are, globally speaking!), he has become something of a household name in the biz. He left SA for Oz in 1986 and ended up working there with The Hoodoo Gurus, Cold Chisel, Tina Arena and Silverchair to name a handful, before heading off to the USA where he now produces for Joe Bonamassa and has also tucked Aerosmith, Dream Theater, Black Country Communion, Journey, The Black Crowes, Rush, Iron Maiden and Led Zep (retrospectively) under his recording belt.

four totally different artists musically and personalities there....
average guys, to alcoholics to a huge ego and finally 15 year old kids (he would have had to treat each one differently and according to their moods on a given day.
all four of thise artists are still making a decent living to this day here with new albums and touring schedules.
infact, Jimmy Barnes (Cold Chisel) has a new album due out in a week or two and Hoodoo Gurus are due a new one and tour on the cards as well....