Essays on music: the stories it tells, and what it leaves us to live by.


“At long last he was unencumbered, emancipated from the stifling world of his parents and peers…” — Jon Krakauer

“Most music reminds people of when they first heard it, but the music of The Smiths — this is what we were.” — Matt Miller

“Everything I’ve got that is good in my life has come through my love of music.” — Noel Gallagher