The hungry feeling and the lonely feeling merged until it was hard to tell them apart.

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

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

'I'll Tumble 4 Ya' has to be one of the most ridiculous hit singles that any international superstars have given the world.

The times you lived through, the people you shared those times with — nothing brings it all to life like an old mix tape. It does a better job of storing up memories than actual brain tissue can do. Every mix tape tells a story. Put them together, and they can add up to the story of a life.

In my headphones, I led a life of romance and incident and intrigue, none of which had anything to do with the world outside my Walkman.

There are all kinds of mix tapes. There is always a reason to make one.