When you stick a song on a tape, you set it free.

Not being able to protect her from things was the most frightening thing I'd ever felt, and it kicked in as soon as we got together. With every year we spent together, I became more conscious that I now had an infinitely expanding number of reasons to be afraid. I had something to lose.

Celebrity despicability is a precious thing.

Like any teenager who reads The Great Gatsby, probably, I was madly in love with the teacher who had opened it up for me.

Thank you for the music, Sleater-Kinney. This gang of three was the best American punk rock band ever. Ever.

I will always love the Clash, because I loved them so much when I was fourteen, and I love how you can start a conversation with almost literally any dude about the Clash.

One of the billions of things I love about Beyonce: The harder she tries to come on crazy, the less crazy she sounds.