We Make The Oldest Stories

Think About How Rare It Is For Anyone To Encounter A Teacher Who Can Open You Up To The Notion That There Is An Infinite Amount Of Meaning And Possibility And Inspiration In The Smallest Thing Before You.

I Am A Critic Who Is Pulled Toward History. But Bob Dylan Himself Is A Great Historian. He Is An Historian Who Acts Out History. So It Always Has A Personal Stamp. It Always Has A Particular Timbre. It Always Has A Particular Howl, Or A Moan, In That Voice.

Elvis Transcends His Talent To The Point Of Dispensing With It Altogether.

Hearing Things Like 'wake Up' By Lora Logic, Or The Raincoats' 'in Love' - That Was Something I Wasn't Prepared For. I Couldn't Hear Anything That Came Before It In The Music, And I Didn't Want To. I Was Absolutely In Love With Its Out-of-nowhereness.

I Never Find Myself Even Catching Lyrics Until Something In The Sound Has Taken Me Captive. Thinking About Anything Else Is Just The Pleasurable Byproduct Of Wow.