It was R.E.M. who showed other Eighties bands how to get away with ignoring the rules - they lived in some weird town nobody never heard of, they didn't play power chords, they probably couldn't even spell 'spandex.' All they had was songs.
Our lives were just beginning, our favorite moment was right now, our favorite songs were unwritten. - Rob Sheffield
Our lives were just beginning, our favorite moment was right now, our favorite songs were unwritten.
- Rob Sheffield
Every moment of my life has a soundtrack, so I never know when some song is going to jump me by surprise and bring the memory alive. - Rob Sheffield
Every moment of my life has a soundtrack, so I never know when some song is going to jump me by surprise and bring the memory alive.
The way I pictured it, all this grief would be like a winter night when you're standing outside. You'll warm up once you get used to the cold. Except… - Rob Sheffield
The way I pictured it, all this grief would be like a winter night when you're standing outside. You'll warm up once you get used to the cold. Except…
Every mix tape tells a story. Put them together, and they add up to the story of life. - Rob Sheffield
Every mix tape tells a story. Put them together, and they add up to the story of life.
But bringing people together is what music has always done best. - Rob Sheffield
But bringing people together is what music has always done best.
If all music did was bring the past alive, that would be fine. You can hide away in music and let it recapture memories of things that used to be. … - Rob Sheffield
If all music did was bring the past alive, that would be fine. You can hide away in music and let it recapture memories of things that used to be. …
I get sentimental over the music of the ’90s. Deplorable, really. But I love it all. As far as I’m concerned the ’90s was the best era for music ever… - Rob Sheffield
I get sentimental over the music of the ’90s. Deplorable, really. But I love it all. As far as I’m concerned the ’90s was the best era for music ever…
Celebrity despicability is a precious thing. - Rob Sheffield
Celebrity despicability is a precious thing.
There are all kinds of mix tapes. There is always a reason to make one. - Rob Sheffield
There are all kinds of mix tapes. There is always a reason to make one.
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