Bob Dylan in his own words (Vol 2) on Daniel Lanois, Oh Mercy and Time out of Mind

It was thrilling to run into Daniel because he’s a competent musician and he knows how to record with modern facilities.

Daniel came to see me when we were playing in New Orleans last year and we hit it off. He had an understanding of what my music was all about. It’s very hard to find a producer that can play. A lot of them can’t even engineer. They’ve just got a big title and know how to spend a lot of money. It was thrilling to run into Daniel because he’s a competent musician and he knows how to record with modern facilities. For me, that was lacking in the past. Bono had heard a few of those songs and suggested that Daniel could really record them right.