“It is an art form to hate New York City properly. So far I have always been a featherweight debunker of New York; it takes too much energy and endurance to record the infinite number of ways the city offends me.” WayArtFormHateEnergyNumbersCitiesRecordsToo MuchNew YorkInfiniteEnduranceNew York City Book:The Prince of Tides: A Novel Source: The Prince of Tides: A Novel
“I first met (Bob Dylan) in '65. We've had a friendship for a long time. He decided to play on a record I was making in New York. We were just friends playing together.” FirstsLongPlayTogetherRecordsNew YorkMetsLong TimeDecidedBobDylanJust FriendsPlaying Together Author:Doug Sahm
“Yesterday was the New York City Marathon. The marathon was won in record time by a Democrat candidate running away from President Obama.” RunningPresidentCitiesRecordsNew YorkDemocratYesterdayCandidatesNew York CityPresident ObamaRunning AwayMarathon Author:Conan O'Brien
“It's easier to record in LA than in New York and Detroit, because the space in LA is green, and there's sunshine, and I need all those positive vibes.” NeedsSpaceRecordsNew YorkEasierGreenSunshineDetroitVibesPositive Vibes Author:Big Sean
“Saw Torres play their first New York show tonight at Cake Shop. SO good. Do yourself a favor and check out her record. Her voice is KILLER.” FirstsPlayShowsVoiceRecordsSawsNew YorkFavorsChecksShopsTonightCakeKillersTorres Author:Sharon Van Etten
“You could go to New York City, you could go to LA, you could go to the highest class studios in the world, they'll have all the bells and whistles, but it's not going to make your record any better.” WorldCitiesClassRecordsNew YorkHighestStudiosNew York CityBells Author:Joe King
“[Columbia House] magazines were how I found out about the punk world going on in New York. Because of what I read, at the age of 15, I hounded the local record store to order a copy of Horses [1975] for me by Patti Smith.” WorldAgeOrderFoundHouseRecordsNew YorkHorseStoresLocalsMagazinesCopiesPunkColumbiaRecord Stores Author:Michael Stipe
“When I was a young comic in New York and I wasn't getting any work, I was wandering around the Lower East Side with my notebook. I would stop at the guitar place on St. Mark's and talk to that dude for a while, then I'd go to the bookstore and talk to that dude for a little while. I had a guy over at the record store, and I'd talk to him for a while. It kept me connected to life.” LittlesYoungGuySidesRecordsNew YorkMarkGuitarConnectedEastStoresWanderComicNotebookBookstoresRecord StoresWandering AroundEast Side Author:Marc Maron
“I guess I probably took New York for granted. Growing up, playing in the street, going down to the Avenue to the record store and to the grocery store and stuff like that.” StuffGrowing UpRecordsGrowingStreetsNew YorkStoresGrantedAvenuesGroceriesGrocery StoresRecord Stores Author:Noah Baumbach
“I have never lived in New York City, but a lot of people think that I am a New Yorker, because I was embraced by the Downtown scene since the 1980s. For the record I was born and raised in Los Angeles, California.” PeopleThinkingBornCitiesRecordsNew YorkSceneRaisedCaliforniaLos AngelesNew York CityNew YorkersDowntownBorn And Raised Author:Vaginal Davis
“I just started to do my own thing for about a year and a half, and I worked in the evening selling phonograph records. Then I said to myself, "I'm afraid I have to go to New York after all."” YearsSaidMy OwnHalfRecordsNew YorkSellingEveningPhonograph Author:Claes Oldenburg
“I go down to New York, do the project, and leave. I have no interest in participating in the rat race down there. Hip jazz fans know who I am. There's a generation of musicians in New York who know my records better than I do.” KnowsInterestRaceRecordsGenerationsFansNew YorkFameProjectsMusicianJazzWho I AmHipsRatsParticipatingRat Race Author:Paul Smoker
“I'm a girl from Sweden. I took a lot of risks and went to New York by myself when I was 19 just because I read about it in a few books. I came here knowing nobody, having no money, and now I'm doing all these things like making records and videos every day.” BookGirlKnowingRecordsRiskNew YorkVideoNo MoneySweden Author:Lykke Li
“I had very modest expectations when I first moved to New York. I didn't even expect to get a record deal.” FirstsDealsRecordsNew YorkExpectationsMovedModest Author:Norah Jones
“Well we didn't look at it like that. We looked at it: "Why Carolyn Maloney?" Of course, we didn't know about Caroline Kennedy, but we do know and have - this is not against somebody, this is for somebody who we know has had a proven record. It's 16 years in the House, 10 years on the City Council of New York City, that she has shown her determination to pass legislation. She is - she knows how a legislature works.” KnowsYearsWellsLooksCoursesHouseCitiesKnow HowRecordsNew YorkDeterminationNew York CityProvenLegislationCouncilLegislatureCity Council Author:Eleanor Smeal