“The first time I ever recorded, which was into my boom-box, I was like, 'Wow, check that out.' It sounded great. The narcotic of it was so intense - it was pleasurable. I was like, 'You sound like a band.' Then I ended up spending the rest of my life trying to chase that initial high again.” TryingFirstsSoundLike YouBandFirst TimeBoxesSpendingIntenseChecksWowInitialsNarcotics Author:Ian MacKaye
“First time you hear something, it sounds outlandish and broken and like it doesn't make sense. But once it's been in your head awhile it's as if the other thoughts in there wriggle out of the way to give it some room.” IfsWayGivingFirstsSoundRoomsBrokenFirst TimeMake SenseOutlandish Author:Michael Marshall Smith
“In 1985, I was living with my sister in Virginia, and since I was still in high school, I worked at McDonald's to save money to get an abortion. It sounds really terrible, but it was the best decision I ever made. It was the first time I took responsibility for my actions. I messed up, had sex without contraception, and got pregnant at 15.” FirstsMadeStillsActionSchoolSexSoundDecisionResponsibilityTerribleHigh SchoolFirst TimeMade ItAbortionMy SisterPregnantVirginiaSaving MoneyMcdonaldsMessed UpContraception Author:Kathleen Hanna
“Grand telegraphic discovery today … Transmitted vocal sounds for the first time ... With some further modification I hope we may be enabled to distinguish … the “timbre” of the sound. Should this be so, conversation viva voce by telegraph will be a fait accompli.” ShouldFirstsMayTodaySoundConversationDiscoveryFirst TimeVocalModificationTelegraphTimbreViva Author:Alexander Graham Bell
“For the first time I was flying by jet propulsion. No engine vibrations. No torque and no lashing sound of the propeller. Accompanied by a whistling sound, my jet shot through the air. Later when asked what it felt like, I said, "It felt as though angels were pushing".” FirstsSaidFeltSoundAirShotsAngelFirst TimeFlyingFlightAviationPushingEnginesVibrationsJetWhistlingPropulsionTorquePropeller Author:Adolf Galland
“The first time I started listening to Irish music, I had a very strong connection. Strangely enough, there's a great many Japanese melodies and vocal styles that sound very much like Hungarian music. You start seeing all these cross-references and comparative, independent musical cultures.” FirstsEnoughCultureStrongSoundSeeingStyleListeningFirst TimeCrossesConnectionsIndependentMusicalGreat MenMelodyVery StrongVocalHungariansStrong ConnectionIrish Music Author:Tom Waits