“I grew up in New York City in the '80s, and it was the epicenter of hip-hop. There was no Internet. Cable television wasn't as broad. I would listen to the radio, hear cars pass by playing a song, or tape songs off of the radio. At that time, there was such an excitement around hip-hop music.” SongCitiesCarNew YorkTelevisionGrewInternetGrew UpHip HopRadioHipsExcitementHopsBroadsNew York CityTape80sCablesHip Hop Music Author:Michael Rapaport
“I loved the excitement and the pleasures of life in New York, the opportunities for advancement, the pursuit of ambition, the theaters, the places of amusement, and such nights as the last I spent with you just as I was leaving for the West.” LastsNightOpportunityPleasureNew YorkAmbitionTheaterWestLeavingPursuitExcitementAmusementAdvancementPleasures Of Life Author:Cass Gilbert
“I love America. I really do. It's by far the place I like visiting out of anywhere in the world. I get a palpable sense of excitement when the plane's landing. It's a cliché, but there's still an incredible energy about New York in particular.” WorldStillsAmericaEnergyNew YorkParticularIncrediblesPlanesExcitementVisitingLanding Author:Nick Cave
“New York's the place where you can have a private life. You can do anything, be anything you please. New Yorkers mind their own business. Police cars, ambulances, fire engines - nobody even turns around for them. We go to the movies for excitement.” MindTurnsCan DoFireCarNew YorkPleasePoliceExcitementEnginesPrivate LifeNew YorkersOwn BusinessAmbulancePolice Cars Book:Time Off for Murder Source: Time Off for Murder
“New York blends the gift of privacy with the excitement of participation; and better than most dense communities it succeeds in insulating the individual (if he wants it, and almost everybody wants or needs it) against all enormous and violent and wonderful events that are taking place every minute.” IfsWantNeedsIndividualCommunityWonderfulMinutesEventsNew YorkSucceedViolentEnormousExcitementPrivacyParticipationDense Book:Here is New York Source: Here is New York
“Evelyn Waugh was in error when he said that in New York there was a neurosis in the air which the inhabitants mistook for energy. There was, rather, a tensile excitement in the air which made one think - made me think for many years - that time spent asleep in New York was somehow time wasted. Whether this thought has lengthened or shortened my life I shall never know, but it has certainly colored it.” ThinkingKnowsYearsMadeSaidEnergyAirNew YorkErrorsExcitementWasting TimeNeurosisWasted TimeTime Spent Book:Hitch 22: A Memoir Source: Hitch 22: A Memoir
“One knew in advance that life in New York would not be easy‚ but there were cheap rents in cold-water lofts without heat‚ and the excitement of being here made up for those hardships. I didn't move to New York to make a fortune.” MadeMovingEasyWaterNew YorkColdFortuneExcitementHeatHardshipCold Water Author:David Byrne
“The vibe, it's that excitement. New York, you just can't describe it. You get a similar thing from Paris and London, but it's not New York.” New YorkLondonParisExcitement Author:Nicolas Winding Refn