Running With Scissors
Growing up, everyone I knew liked music. Friends with older sisters introduced us to new rock and roll. Then punk rock came out and blew us away. The rules changed. You didn’t need to be a musician to create music. When the rockers and punks grew up, so did the music they listened to. It wasn’t about always turning the volume knob to 11. Maybe it was about playing The Who followed by Patti Smith, then some Hank Williams, and maybe even spinning the Beastie Boys and Aretha Franklin. What it really came down to is there were no musical boundaries and you could play everything you liked because the path’s too narrow to only choose one direction. Don’t forget your jacket and keep your elbows off the table.
With Your Host: Mike Varley