I had no voice to talk with because she was my whole language. — Rob Sheffield Language Copy Share Image
If the girls keep dancing, everybody's happy. If the girls don't dance, nobody's happy. — Rob Sheffield Dance Copy Share Image
Every mix tape tells a story. Put them together, and they add up to the story of life. — Rob Sheffield Life Copy Share Image
“Listening to it now is like a personally guided tour through my past.” — Rob Sheffield Past Copy Share Image
“I had never been so extravagantly proud of having blood that clotted.” — Rob Sheffield Copy Share Image
“Dave Matthews is mixing violin solos with saxophone solos and it's bad for the baby” — Rob Sheffield Copy Share Image
Falling in love with Renee was not the kind of thing you walk away from in one piece. I had no chance.… — Rob Sheffield Chance Copy Share Image
People who wave digital cameras at shows are the same people who sit in front of you at hockey games and wear… — Rob Sheffield Cameras Copy Share Image
“They’re never technically tapes, but they’re always called mix tapes anyway, just because tapes are always cool.” — Rob Sheffield Copy Share Image
Our amour fou with 'The Sopranos' is headed for long-term parking, like so many of its most memorable characters. We'll never see… — Rob Sheffield Amour Copy Share Image
Every moment of my life has a soundtrack, so I never know when some song is going to jump me by surprise… — Rob Sheffield Alive Copy Share Image
“Renee used to say real life was a bad country song, except bad country songs were believable and real life isn't.” — Rob Sheffield Country Copy Share Image
Morrissey was my Mrs. Garrett, the house mother from the Facts of Life, a soothing adult figure giving me words of wisdom. — Rob Sheffield Adults Copy Share Image
I will always love the Clash, because I loved them so much when I was fourteen, and I love how you can… — Rob Sheffield Clash Copy Share Image
On 'Idol,' Steven Tyler will be sitting at a table with two other judges, and part of his job will be keeping… — Rob Sheffield Idols Copy Share Image
“Just more of that endless, useless knowledge you absorb when you're in a relationship, with no meaning or relevance outside of that… — Rob Sheffield Knowledge Copy Share Image
Loving Duran Duran has been one of the constants of my life, but I have no idea what they would sound like… — Rob Sheffield Copy Share Image
Ah, the bond between English boys and California girls. For those of us who aren't either, it's a bond that fascinates and… — Rob Sheffield Copy Share Image
I was the only kid at Camp Don Bosco who would admit he was an alter boy back home, so I served… — Rob Sheffield Bells Copy Share Image
In their heyday, the Pet Shop Boys were the Interpol of the Eighties, dressing up to sing really weird pop songs about… — Rob Sheffield Big cities Copy Share Image
Seeing Taylor Swift live in 2013 is seeing a maestro at the top of her or anyone's game. No other pop auteur… — Rob Sheffield Auteurs Copy Share Image
One of the best moments of any Liars show is hearing the crowd squawk 'We're doomed! We're doomed!' on cue during 'We… — Rob Sheffield Audience Copy Share Image
“By the time you're an adult, you're used to seeing your friends disappear into their five-year plans. They drop out to get… — Rob Sheffield Copy Share Image
The way I pictured it, all this grief would be like a winter night when you're standing outside. You'll warm up once… — Rob Sheffield Body Copy Share Image
“At work she became instant best friends with the Clinique girl, Susan, a Waynesboro muscle-car aficionado. She was fond of dispensinf wisdom… — Rob Sheffield Best friend Copy Share Image
“I kept thinking of an old Robert Mitchum cowboy movie where he goes back to see the farmhouse where he was born… — Rob Sheffield Cowboy movie Copy Share Image
“bitch power is the juice, the sweat, the blood that keeps pop music going. Rick James helped me understand the lesson of… — Rob Sheffield Absolute monarchy Copy Share Image
“Her universe is such a big place full of so many galaxies-100 billion of them with 100 billion stars apiece which means… — Rob Sheffield Astronomy Copy Share Image
“We are kind people in an unkind world, to paraphrase Wallace Stevens. How do you pretend you don't know about it, after… — Rob Sheffield Free man Copy Share Image
“It’s not human to let go of love, even when it’s dead. We expected one of these monthly anniversaries to be the… — Rob Sheffield Anniversary Copy Share Image
“Before I met Maria, I was your basic craven hermit. I spent most of my time in my room, in love with… — Rob Sheffield English major Copy Share Image
“I believe that when you’re making a mix, you’re making history.” — Rob Sheffield History Copy Share Image
“When you want to start living, what do you do? How do you start? Where do you go?” — Rob Sheffield Life Copy Share Image
“Anything can be a love song as long as two people care about it.” — Rob Sheffield Care Copy Share Image
