“Like a word on a page that youve printed and read a million times, that suddenly looks strange or wrong, foreign. And you feel scared for a second, like youve lost something, even if youre not sure...”

“I'd still thought that everything I thought about that night-the shame, the fear-would fade in time. But that hadn't happened. Instead, the things that I remembered, these little details, seemed to...”

“She knew I could tell with one glance, one look, one simple instant. It was her eyes. Despite the thick makeup, they were still dark-rimmed., haunted, and sad. Most of all though, they were familia...”

“Plus theres the fact, he went on, making it clear he didnt need me to reply anyway, that music is a total constant. Thats why we have such a strong visceral connection to it, you know? Because a so...”

“Music is the great uniter. An incredible force. Something that people who differ on everything and anything else can have in common.”

“a song can take you back instantly to a moment, or a place, or even a person. No matter what else has changed in you or the world, that one song stays the same, just like that moment. Which is pret...”

“Madness is freedom and some may only perceive its Insanity.”

“Happy. Just in my swim shorts, barefooted, wild-haired, in the red fire dark, singing, swigging wine, spitting, jumping, runningthat's the way to live. All alone and free in the soft sands of the b...”

“Doing what you love is freedom. Loving what you do is happiness.”