a malaise, a nothingness
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the outsiders took over and everyone wanted in
“Seriously, that guitar liftoff at the end is exhilarating.”
All I wanted to do was grieve for him and celebrate his life.
a generation of getting-crazy-with-the-Cheese-Whiz stoners and slackers
I’d felt like Tom Petty when I wrote the song
a Texas venue literally pulled the plug on their sound system rather than allow her to reach a vocal climax
furious and pensive, sloppy and pointed
absolute rush of techno euphoria
That idea is in a lot of my songs
Gave poignancy to the alcohol related lyrics
from a sardonic social commentary to a personal need for sex
a bewildering but beguiling mix of bizarre samples
a propulsive, rollicking groove that sweeps the listener along like a gospel river
Scary, brilliant, and beautiful
a musical cry for help
“I just went back to the early Beatles”
the #5 best Boy Band song
compared to Eartha Kitt, Nina Simone, and Edith Piaf
a side door that leads into an alluringly destructive abyss
This is what a hero sounds like
it came out just exactly as it is now. It was just there, and it was my first song
a song about slowly losing connection
could be an ex-lover or an A&R man
a tale of young love, tinged with sadness
“I hate you so much right now”
completely resigned to romantic failure
a bit of an epic
omnipresent sense of laid-back cool
a simple statement of insecurity
three minutes of sparkly, ABBAesque disco
splashed vibrant colors onto punk
a band that never played background music
somber tale of a long suffering cuckold
98% of Texas is either barren or covered with strip malls and fast food joints. That other 2% is worth the exploration.
a peak of bombastic ridiculousness in pop music, but still way too fun to dismiss
“if you’re interested in who he became as he grew up, you can’t skip this”
Q-Tip and Phife Dawg reminisce about their pre-fame days
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