Bands rise and surface in the British press so regularly that, for the most part, unless something really catches my ear, I feel like, ‘Oh, if they’re still around in two years, I’ll see what they’re up to.’ Lee Ranaldo Read Quote
Listening to the Beatles’ music figures into pretty much all of my childhood memories. Lee Ranaldo Read Quote
By the time Sonic Youth formed in 1981, my musical tastes had left the Dead behind, but I was always very proud of the fact that we had three different singers singing individually from different points of view, like the Dead. Lee Ranaldo Read Quote
I ride a bicycle. I make artwork and do other kinds of stuff – but in terms of unwind, I like to play tennis and ride. Lee Ranaldo Read Quote
When Sonic Youth wrote music, we would rehearse for months before anybody heard anything. Lee Ranaldo Read Quote
When I first learned guitar – when I was 14 or 15 – I had an older cousin who showed me some stuff. And he was into all these tunings. He was showing me tunings that people like David Crosby or Neil Young used – like dropped D and open D tunings. Lee Ranaldo Read Quote
My main pedal is the Ibanez Analog Delay, the AD9 or the AD80, whichever one it is. That’s my go-to pedal for short delay. I don’t think I could live without that pedal. Lee Ranaldo Read Quote
I came late to Sandy Denny and Fairport Convention. I don’t know why, but that’s the beauty of music – songs and voices are there when you need them, when you’re ready to find them, whether in their time or after. Lee Ranaldo Read Quote
