Every liberal in the country must watch Fox News for one year, and every conservative in the country must watch MSNBC for one year. (Middle-of-the-roaders could stick with CSI)

When it comes to rock music, I'm not much of a player, but I do have entry-level chops. I'm more knowledgeable as a listener, and Revival gave me a way to write about rock and roll without being preachy or boring.

The past is obdurate.

Writers write. That's all it is. It is as simple, and as complex, as that.

Once I fell in love with books, I fell in love completely.

Weird love's better than no love at all.

Sometimes the embers are better than the campfire.