‘Her eyes were made of sequins, they lined up just like penguins to flap their wings and kiss her feet… I heard she went to find God in an Indian sub-continet. It’s mad she had to go so far’- Buffseeds ‘Sparkle Me’
‘So join the struggle while you may; the revolution is just a t-shirt away’- Billy Bragg ‘Waiting for the Great Leap Forwards.
‘These clever kids are killing me. For one, they ain’t that clever. Number two- it really sucks when you get stuck here with these trevors. This was supposed to be a party. Half the crowd is calling out for Born to Run and the other half is calling out for Born to Lose. Baby, we were born to choose.’- The Hold Steady ‘Barfruit Blues’
‘Baby, take off your beret. Everyone’s a critic and most people are DJs.’- The Hold Steady ‘Most People are DJs’
‘I heard from someone you’re still pretty, and then they went on to say that the pearly gates had such eloquent graffity like “we’ll meet again” and “fuck the man” and “tell my mother not to worry”.’- Iron and Wine ‘The Trapeze Swinger’
‘And that fucking phone just rang but it wasn’t you on the line, and you don’t seem to mind… And it was New Year’s Eve but I was thinking of the summer, knowing that at mindnight you wouldn’t be around.’- Something Corporate ‘Airports’
‘Space travel’s in my blood; there ain’t nothing I can do about it. Long journeys wear me out but I know I can’t live without it.’- The Only Ones ‘Another Girl, Another Planet’
