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“My ultimate goal is to drive people back to the books, when I think of an adaptation.”

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Lev Grossman is an American novelist, best known for his fantasy novel series 'The Magicians'. His works blend literary depth with rich imagination, earning him widespread acclaim. more

“I'd been in a couple situations where I'd seen bands realize that they didn't have to get a good take in order to get something that sounded like a song. The musicians are there and they don't quite have it together, and then the engineer says, "Oh! That's okay, I'll just cut and paste the verse!"”

Together Song Order Realizing Situation Cutting Couple Band Musician Okay Engineers Verses

Author:J. Robbins

“One of my favorite things as an engineer is watching a band get comfortable in the studio and getting a great take. Like, they're playing the song, warming up, and then suddenly, the communication really happens and everybody's really in the song, and they nail it, and then that's the take.”

Happens Song Communication Band Comfortable My Favorite Studios Engineers Nails Favorites Things Warming Up

Author:J. Robbins

“I feel that's one of the central questions of fantasy. What did we lose when we entered the 20th and 21st century, and how can we mourn what we lost, and what can we replace it with? We're still asking those questions in an urgent way.”

Way Feels Stills Lost Loses Fantasy Century Asking 21st Century Urgent Mourn

Author:Lev Grossman

“Stage presence is not something I spend a whole lot of time thinking about. On the one hand, I do, because I have, like, favorite front-people and I know what's excited me to see in a band. But I can't be David Yow [Jesus Lizard frontman] and still play guitar.”

People Thinking Knows Stills I Can Play Whole Hands Jesus Stage Fronts Band Guitar Excited Lizards Stage Presence

Author:J. Robbins

“I always feel like the less I think of stage presence, the better, because then I have to face the fact that I have really complicated guitar parts, I'm singing almost all the time, and I have like six pedals I've got to keep on top of”

Thinking Feels Facts Faces Stage Six Singing Guitar Complicated Pedals Stage Presence

Author:J. Robbins

“I'm a terrible drummer. I can tune 'em pretty good, but I'm a pretty bad drummer.”

I Can Terrible Tunes Ems Drummer

Author:J. Robbins

“I don't watch television, I think it destroys the art of talking about oneself.”

Thinking Art Talking Watches Comedy Television Oneself

Book:Paperweight

Source: Paperweight

“Who's got the most heartbreaking voice? I don't know. Tough question.”

Knows Voice Tough Heartbreaking Tough Questions Most Heartbreaking

Author:J. Robbins

“One thing I know that's really cool - it seems to me that Blake Schwarzenbach [Jets to Brazil frontman; ex-Jawbreaker] is someone who's made music that's people continue to take really personally.”

People Knows Made Seems One Thing Exes Really Cool Jet Brazil Blake

Author:J. Robbins

“I'm no good at predicting what will endure with people. I only know what speaks to me.”

People Knows Speak Endure Predicting

Author:J. Robbins

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