I know that there are a lot of sort of silly things that one thinks as a music listener about bands. I am a fan of many bands.
We never thought it would be something everyone would listen to. We never thought people who listen to Britney Spears would run to listen to it. It was intended for people on the fanatical side of production and hi-fi.
As a child, I was this record collector/listener that would sit in a room and listen to the entire Beatles catalog alone, over and over and over again.
When it comes to rock music, I'm not much of a player, but I do have entry-level chops. I'm more knowledgeable as a listener, and Revival gave me a way to write about rock and roll without being preachy or boring.
I get really affected by songs as a music listener - they mean so much and they feel so significant.
We try not to think that our listeners are one-track-minded people with the music they listen to.
When I speak of the gifted listener, I am thinking of the nonmusician primarily, of the listener who intends to retain his amateur status. It is the thought of just such a listener that excites the composer in me.
I think as a music listener you have your rock and roll dreams. I personally wouldn't want to apply that necessarily, mainly because I love music too much to mess it up.
I wanted to be a music fan who just listens to music. I never wanted to be musician. I didn't gravitate toward playing.
I never go anywhere without my iPod.
Are there a million people out there who would love a Joey Cook album? I think there probably are.
