Quotes by Anthony DeCurtis

“Its a vexing type of question. It seems silly, because music has been expressing these issues for centuries - its hard to think that it doesnt have the cultural standing to do it any more.”

“Whos going to do it? Who has the authority to kind of step into that role and speak for everybody?”

“I think Michael has to get to a point where he just focuses ... and makes a great record,”

“B.B. has a very specific kind of style, very lyrical. He doesnt play a lot of notes. In a slow blues arrangement, you can really hear the kind of elegance of his playing. Hes not down and dirty.”

“In Other Words: Artists Talk About Life and Work.”

“He was one of the architects of the Beatles sound.”

“I can often enjoy an interview even if the subject doesnt particularly interest me, as long as he has something to say and says it well.”

“Morrison turned out to be a bitter, defensive guy, by far the biggest disappointment of any of my idols,”

“That certainly doesnt mean its not significant. How much jazz gets played on the radio?”

“They are songs that probe, ... Theyre not position papers. Theyre statements about the human condition in a way. . . . It captures something beyond Im right and youre wrong. ”