"Bono, as we all know, is in love with the world. He's enamoured by it. I'm enraged by it. He wants to give the world a great big hug. I want to punch its lights out." - Bob Geldof
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"You can realign people's physical chemistry with sound." - Bob Mould
"Who isn't fascinated by evil?" - Marvin Gaye
"I think The Eagles single-handedly destroyed country music - well, now, country music has been killed by rap crossovers, so it's hard to say. Maybe we can just agree that money killed country music." - John Doe
“My father had an incredible stereo and a turntable, and I was told not to touch it. But I’d go back and touch it anyway. I gained a respect for the turntables when I was a kid.” - Grandmaster Flash
"Treating your audience like thieves is absurd. Anyone who chooses to listen to our music becomes a collaborator." - Jeff Tweedy
“I don’t think it’s real unless you put it on an LP. CDs aren’t real. Anybody can do that” - Bob Pollard of Guided By Voices
"I do know the effect that music still has on me - I'm completely vulnerable to it. I'm seduced by it." - Debbie Harry
"I want to be a force for real good. In other words. I know that there are bad forces, forces that bring suffering to others and misery to the world, but I want to be the opposite force. I want to be the force which is truly for good." - John Coltrane
Looks like I'll be spending the evening with Bob Mould.
"I don't really understand that process called reincarnation but if there is such a thing I'd like to come back as my daughter's dog." - Leonard Cohen, born this day in 1934.
Damn. RIP Yonrico Scott. 2019 is gaining momentum as a real bastard.
Freebies for The Record Company and Blackberry Smoke tonight. Don't mind if I do.
"I always say that as church falls into demise, we still have the inclination to congregate whether by a night of music or a festival, or just sitting down to listen to some vinyl." - Daniel Lanois, born this day in 1951.
"I don't think I'm an entertainer. I never think, 'Wow, I can't wait to get the crowd moving.' Some of my favorite bands never moved an inch." - Ric Ocasek, RIP
"We'd {The Velvet Underground} hold a chord for three hours if we could." - John Cale
"If God were to appear in my room, obviously I would be in awe, but I don't think I would be humble. I might cry, but I think he would dig me like crazy." - Marc Bolan
"When I'm doing a drawing, I get lots of ideas. I use them in my songs, even. I do a lot of drawings because that's where I get most of my spending cash and I just always have to have new records, to get something to satisfy my listening pleasure." - Daniel Johnston, RIP
"I am not a politician... I only suffer the consequences." - Peter Tosh
"As I was growing up, I did a lot of talent shows. I won fifteen Sunday nights straight in a series of talent shows in Macon. I showed up the sixteenth night, and they wouldn't let me go on any more." - Otis Redding
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