Rock Stars Did Not Invent Burning Out.

'i'll Tumble 4 Ya' Has To Be One Of The Most Ridiculous Hit Singles That Any International Superstars Have Given The World.

It Was R.e.m. Who Showed Other Eighties Bands How To Get Away With Ignoring The Rules - They Lived In Some Weird Town Nobody Never Heard Of, They Didn't Play Power Chords, They Probably Couldn't Even Spell 'spandex.' All They Had Was Songs.

When I Started Out As A Music Journalist, At The End Of The 1980s, It Was Generally Assumed That We Were Living Through The Lamest Music Era The World Would Ever See. But Those Were Also The Years When Hip-hop Exploded, Beatbox Disco Soared, Indie Rock Took Off, And New Wave Invented A Language Of Teen Angst.

Every American Wants A Clean Slate, But Nobody Wants To Lose What They've Got.

I Didn't Know What I Was. I Didn't Have A Noun.