I remember the first time I heard Marquee Moon. I was sixteen and would go to the CD store and bother the cool older guys and girls that worked and hung out there, and in turn they would send me home with stacks of CDs, store copies they never charged me for. I’d go home and listen and bring them back and we’d talk about the music for hours. I guess they were “snobs,” but when they realized I actually gave a shit, they let me in immediately. As teachers, they were more demanding than anybody who taught me in high school, college, or graduate school. But they also took me seriously and listened to what I had to say, which is about as validating a thing that can happen to a teenager. And as always, the reward was the art itself.
This guy Josh was the one who gave me Television. He said I’d never think of guitar playing the same way again, and he was right. I spent hours with that record, baffling to me at first, wanting to understand why and how Josh loved it so much. And lying on my parent’s roof that night, headphones on, I got it. It’s been a favorite ever since.
I remember the first time I heard Marquee Moon. I was sixteen and would go to the CD store and bother the cool older guys and girls that worked and hung out there, and in turn they would send me home with stacks of CDs, store copies they never charged me for. I’d go home and listen and bring them back and we’d talk about the music for hours. I guess they were “snobs,” but when they realized I actually gave a shit, they let me in immediately. As teachers, they were more demanding than anybody who taught me in high school, college, or graduate school. But they also took me seriously and listened to what I had to say, which is about as validating a thing that can happen to a teenager. And as always, the reward was the art itself.
This guy Josh was the one who gave me Television. He said I’d never think of guitar playing the same way again, and he was right. I spent hours with that record, baffling to me at first, wanting to understand why and how Josh loved it so much. And lying on my parent’s roof that night, headphones on, I got it. It’s been a favorite ever since.
Cheers for sharing, Jimmy!