Nine Inch Nails’ sound is dominated by clanging synths and sardonic, shrieking vocals. Michael Azerrad Read Quote
Bon Jovi’s trick is to use heavy-metal chords and still sound absolutely safe. Rock & roll used to be rebellion disguised as commercialism; now so much of it is commercialism disguised as rebellion. Michael Azerrad Read Quote
As a journalist, I’m not supposed to be the subject, but as an author, I’m fair game – another ingredient in the media soup. Michael Azerrad Read Quote
For Nirvana, putting out their first major-label record was like getting into a new car. But the runaway success was like suddenly discovering that the car was a Ferrari and the accelerator pedal was Krazy Glued to the floorboard. Michael Azerrad Read Quote
