“The mixtapes we made for ourselves were musical mirrors. The sadness, anger, or frustration you might be feeling at a given time could be encapsulated in the song selection. You made mixtapes that corresponded to emotional states, and they'd be avaliable to pop into the deck when each feeling needed reinforcing or soothing. The mixtape was your friend, your psychiatrist, and your solace.” FeelingsEmotionMusicMixtapesMixtape Book:How Music Works Source: How Music Works
“Designed to be heard precisely in the order laid down, it [Anthology of American Folk Music compiled by Harry Smith] anticipated the sort of musical collage that would become perhaps the most widely practiced American art form: the personal mixtape of favorite songs.” MusicMixtapesMixtape Book:Sonata For Jukebox: An Autobiography of My ears Source: Sonata For Jukebox: An Autobiography of My ears
“I made you a mix tape That I worried you’d hate But you called me at three a.m. With it playing Softly saying Song number three Is about you and me and I’ve felt the same way for a while” LoveSongMusicYouthMixtape Book:Faking Normal Source: Faking Normal