'American Horror' is the debasement of the suburban family, the way a lonely kid would have imagined it in the Seventies.

Love dies in many different ways, and it's natural for the grass to seem greener on the other side. But it's not a competition; there's plenty of pain to go around.

Rock stars did not invent burning out. They just do it louder.

But the rhythm of the mix tape is the rhythm of romance, the analog hum of a physical connection between two sloppy, human bodies.

One nice thing about growing up Catholic is it makes you open-minded about other people's religions, since ours is nuttier than yours.

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

The Stones suggested that if you dabble in decadence, you could turn into a devil-worshipping junkie. Paul McCartney suggested that if you mess around with girl worship, you could turn into a husband. So Paul was a lot scarier.