“Music originally had a social function. You were in church, in a concert hall, a marching band; you were dancing. I'm concerned that music could be too separated from its roots and just become a pleasure-giving experience, like a drug.” GivingSocialChurchPleasureDrugBandConcernedRootsFunctionDancingHallsConcertsMarching Band Author:Oliver Sacks
“I had an old band in Scandinavia, the beginning of Mercyful Fate, so it reminds me of my roots as a teenager. We used to play songs like Grinder and all that. It's really like being a teenager again. (Laughs)” PlayUsedSongLaughingFateBandRootsTeenagerBeing A TeenagerGrinderScandinavia Author:Yenz Leonhardt
“I have a feeling that the kids are slowly returning to the roots, with this new Metal trend. I can really feel there are a lot of exciting young bands doing kinds of underground Metal, which of course is a lot more dirty than the stuff that we do, but I like it all the same.” FeelsKindI CanFeelingsKidsYoungCoursesStuffBandRootsExcitingDirtyTrendsMetals Author:Yenz Leonhardt
“[Paul McCartney] never, at the time, was going back to leaning back on the roots of his old band. He always built upon where he was, which was in London. And he didn't overuse synthesizers. He used them just enough. It's such a cool sound.” EnoughUsedSoundBandBuiltRootsLondonSynthesizersLeaning Back Author:Fred Armisen