Glyn Thomas Johns was born on 15 February 1942 and is an English musician, recording engineer and record producer.
16 Facts About Glyn Johns
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Glyn Johns had three siblings, two older sisters and a younger brother, Andy.
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When Johns was 8 years old his mother enrolled him in the parish church choir where he eventually became head chorister.
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Glyn Johns expressed a fondness for his experience in the church choir commenting that it led to his further involvement in music and a career he had never expected to be involved in.
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Around 1964 Glyn Johns began his long association with the Rolling Stones, engineering every album release from December's Children through to the 1976 release Black and Blue.
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Glyn Johns compiled several versions of the album, which were all rejected by the band, before the project was eventually turned over to producer Phil Spector.
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Spector's version became the released album, which was retitled Let It Be which Glyn Johns called "a syrupy load of bullshit".
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Glyn Johns' output slowed in the mid 1980s, although he undertook work with Midnight Oil, Nanci Griffith, and Belly.
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Glyn Johns produced the 1977 Eric Clapton album Slowhand, including the popular hit "Wonderful Tonight", written by Clapton.
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In February 2012, Glyn Johns began work on the Band of Horses album, Mirage Rock.
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Glyn Johns's daughter Charley is a music publicist living in Los Angeles.
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Glyn Johns himself says he places the mics equidistant within an inch or two and places the overhead mic a little taller than his head when standing up.
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Glyn Johns recommends overdriving the mic preamps for the pair by 10 dB and subsequently reducing the faders by the same amount.
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Glyn Johns prefers not to close-mic the individual drums, but will occasionally spot-mic the snare drum.
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Glyn Johns has written a book about his life titled Sound Man published by Blue Rider Press on 13 November 2014.
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On 14 April 2012, Glyn Johns was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.