Anthony DeCurtis
Anthony DeCurtis
Anthony DeCurtisis an American author and music critic, who has written for Rolling Stone, the New York Times, Relix and many other publications...
great michael point
I think Michael has to get to a point where he just focuses ... and makes a great record,
certainly gets jazz mean played
That certainly doesn't mean it's not significant. How much jazz gets played on the radio?
blues elegance hear slow specific
B.B. has a very specific kind of style, very lyrical. He doesn't play a lot of notes. In a slow blues arrangement, you can really hear the kind of elegance of his playing. He's not down and dirty.
architects beatles
He was one of the architects of the Beatles sound.
biggest defensive far turned
Morrison turned out to be a bitter, defensive guy, by far the biggest disappointment of any of my idols,
knows
Right now it's a spurt but no one knows how long it will go on.
beyond captures condition human position songs statements
They are songs that probe, ... They're not position papers. They're statements about the human condition in a way. . . . It captures something beyond 'I'm right and you're wrong.'
aside crippled setting
You don't get that twice. I think that has crippled Michael's creativity. Setting aside all the other things that have complicated his career, he has been in a rut,
centuries cultural expressing hard issues music seems standing type
It's a vexing type of question. It seems silly, because music has been expressing these issues for centuries - it's hard to think that it doesn't have the cultural standing to do it any more.
authority role speak step
Who's going to do it? Who has the authority to kind of step into that role and speak for everybody?
song people cobain
People looked to Kurt Cobain because his songs captured what they felt before they knew they felt it.
talking want conversation
Interviewing is a lot like talking, but you have to guide the conversation. You have to know what you want and go about getting it.
career covering gone great hall issues pat richard rock roll songs time valid
The issues that we've all gone through about Pat Boone covering songs have been resolved. It's about time we let them go. Those were important and valid issues in the '50s but now we know Little Richard and we know his music. He's had a great career and is in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
enjoy interest interview says subject
I can often enjoy an interview even if the subject doesn't particularly interest me, as long as he has something to say and says it well.