“New York loves expanse. It grows upward and spreads its tentacles outward, the island spilling into adjoining lands through its many bridges and tunnels. A p...
“It is necessary to find one's own way in New York. New York City is not hospitable. She is very big and she has no heart. She is not charming. She is not sym...
“Each neighborhood of (NYC) appeared to be made of a different substance, each seemed to have a different air pressure, a different psychic weight: the brigh...
"From the South South Bronx on out to Queens Bridge. From Hollis Queens right down to Bay Ridge. From Castle Hill to the Lower East Side. From 1010 WINS to L...
“Our first show in New York as Asa Ransom was in someone’s back yard. There’s a great freedom in these kind of events. Anyone can have a show and anyone c...
“DIY is purely a mode of production and distribution it has nothing to do with what is produced.” There is no grand philosophical consensus as to what const...
"It's interesting to see how the whole industry of indie rock, or the culture of indie rock, has really grown from very humble beginnings. When I was promoting ...
"The problem is, when I talk about heartbreak or whatever, people want to melt it down to some break-up of a relationship, but it's not about that. If you're a ...
"Take it all back. Life is boring, except for flowers, sunshine, your perfect legs. A glass of cold water when you are really thirsty. The way bodies fit togeth...
"That idea of peace and love toward humanity shouldn't be nationalistic or denominational. It should be a chief concern for all mankind." - Yaslin Bey (Mos Def)...
"A punk is someone who knows how to ask the world uncomfortable questions and does everything possible to make sure the world can't cop out of answering those q...
"I think artists can influence only through making music that challenges people, excites them and flips them out. Music that repeats what you know in ever-decre...
"It’s pretty easy. To have that one thing is your favorite thing to do… I mean, of course you have those moments where you think maybe you’re not achievin...
“The secret of the Great Stories is that they have no secrets. The Great Stories are the ones you have heard and want to hear again. The ones you can enter an...
"Music is the purest form of art… therefore true poets, they who are seers, seek to express the universe in terms of music… The singer has everything within...
