224 Quotes by Rob Sheffield

On the way we talked about the road sign Bridge Ices Before Road. I always wondered, If that's a problem, why don't they just build the bridge out of the same stuff they use to build the road? Drema explained that the bridge isn't made out of different material than the road, but that the bridge ices quicker because it's alone, hanging there without the land under it to keep it warm.

The dilemma of the eighth-grade dance is that boys and girls use music in different ways. Girls enjoy music they can dance to, music with strong vocals and catchy melodies. Boys, on the other hand, enjoy music they can improve by making up filthy new lyrics.

Something I really enjoy about older couples is that they really have given up on getting everything right. They don't sweat the imperfections.

There are all kinds of mix tapes. there is always a reason to make one.

I get sentimental over the music of the ’90s. Deplorable, really. But I love it all. As far as I’m concerned the ’90s was the best era for music ever, even the stuff that I loathed at the time, even the stuff that gave me stomach cramps.

One of Renee's friends asked her, "Does your boyfriend wear glasses?" She said, "No, he wears a Walkman.

When you stick a song on a tape, you set it free.

A song nobody likes is a sad thing. But a love song nobody likes is hardly a thing at all.

I was totally clueless about social interaction, and completely scared of girls. All I knew was that music was going to make girls fall in love with me.