“I was the first records editor at Rolling Stone, and there were no rules. There was nothing to fall back on as to how do you write about this kind of music, so people were trying absolutely everything with a great sense of freedom and experimentation and success and failure, and a feeling of, “My God, people are actually paying attention to this. Let’s pretend they aren’t because we don’t want to be intimidated by what somebody might think of what we’re saying.” PeopleThinkingWantWritingTryingFirstsKindFeelingsMightFallAttentionRecordsStonesPay AttentionEditorsRollingSuccess And FailureIntimidatedExperimentationRolling StonesFall Back Author:Greil Marcus
“I want another idea, another project, but you can't make them up. They show up.” WantIdeasShowsProjects Author:Greil Marcus
“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.” WantLogicWake UpPreparedHearingHearing Things Author:Greil Marcus
