[00:00:05] Barbra: Look I've spent a lot of time working on this [00:00:07] Producer 1: Look no one's gonna buy it -- no one [00:00:10] Producer 2: No one in Middle America anyway That's for sure [00:00:12] Producer 3: He's right [00:00:13] Producer 1: Sweetheart it's just not commercial [00:00:14] Barbra: What is commercial [00:00:15] Producer 2: It's not what's selling nowadays [00:00:16] Producer 1: I mean - personally I love it but [00:00:18] Barbra (sung):Be nice girl [00:00:20] Producer 3: Nobody's into this kind of material [00:00:21] Barbra (sung): You have to pay a price girl [00:00:23] Producer 2: This album needs a hit single we can push [00:00:25] Barbra (sung):They like to give advice girl [00:00:26] Producer 1: The whole idea's too risky [00:00:27] Barbra (sung): Don't think about it twice girl [00:00:29] Producer 2: The audience won't understand this kind of thing [00:00:30] Barbra (sung):It's time to get to work [00:00:30] Barbra(spoken): I disagree Why don't you wait until you hear it [00:00:31] Producer 3: This is like your old stuff [00:00:32] Barbra (sung): Art isn't easy [00:00:32] Producer 3: You've got to appeal to the kids [00:00:37] Barbra (sung): Even when you're hot [00:00:39] Producer 2: Why would you want to make an album like this anyway [00:00:42] Barbra (sung): Advancing art is easy [00:00:43] Producer 1: I think we ought to talk seriously about this [00:00:45] Barbra (sung): Financing it is not [00:00:45] Producer 2: Why take chances [00:00:45] Barbra (sung): A vision's just a vision if it's only in your head [00:00:46] Producer 1: Nobody respects your artistic integrity more than I do but [00:00:47] Barbra (sung): If no one gets to hear it it's as good as dead [00:00:51] Producer 2: You have to think about you career [00:00:58] Barbra (sung): It has to come to life [00:01:01] Barbra (sung): Bit by bit putting it together [00:01:02] Piece by piece only way to make a work of art [00:01:04] Every moment makes a contribution [00:01:05] Every little detail plays a parts [00:01:08] Having just a vision's no solution [00:01:10] Everything depends on execution [00:01:11] Putting it together that's what counts [00:01:13] Ounce by ounce putting in together [00:01:16] Small amounts adding up to make a work of art [00:01:22] First of all you need a good foundation [00:01:24] Otherwise it's risky from the start [00:01:25] Takes a little cocktail conversation [00:01:26] But without the proper preparation [00:01:27] Having just a vision's no solution [00:01:28] Everything depends on execution [00:01:29] The art of making art [00:01:31] Is putting it together bit by bit [00:01:39] Producer 2: Do we really need all these musicians [00:01:40] Barbra: Link by link making the connections yes we do [00:01:45] Drink by drink taking every comment as it comes [00:01:46] Learning how to play the politician [00:01:47] Like you play piano bass and drums [00:01:52] Otherwise you'll find your composition [00:01:54] Isn't gonna get much exhibition [00:01:55] Art isn't easy [00:01:57] Every minor detail is a major decision [00:02:02] Have to keep things in scale [00:02:04] Have to hold to your vision [00:02:07] Producer 1: Why don't we talk about this over dinner darling [00:02:10] What's a little cocktail conversation [00:02:11] If it gets the funds for your foundation [00:02:12] Every time I start to feel defensive [00:02:14] I remember vinyl is expensive [00:02:15] Producer 3: Would you agree to do an interview [00:02:17] Barbra: Maybe one [00:02:18] Dot by dot building up the image [00:02:21] Shot by shot keeping at a distance doesn't pay [00:02:25] Still if you remember your objective [00:02:27] Not give all your privacy away [00:02:28] A little bit of hype can be effective [00:02:30] As long as you can keep it in perspective [00:02:32] Even when you get some recognition [00:02:33] Everything you do you still audition [00:02:36] Art isn't easy [00:02:37] Overnight you're a trend [00:02:41] You're the right combination [00:02:42] Then the trend's at an end