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> [I'm not sure I ever try to make a case for the music. I mean, sometimes the music isn't even that good. I just tell the band's stories; if I describe the music, it's to explain how it moved the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-azerrad/i-m-not-sure-i-ever-try-to-make-a-case-for-the-music-i-mean-sometimes/)

[Michael Azerrad](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-azerrad/)

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## More by Michael Azerrad

> [People didn't get to see how other towns interpreted the underground ethos, and so they developed their own unique versions of it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-azerrad/people-didn-t-get-to-see-how-other-towns-interpreted-the-underground/)

[Michael Azerrad](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-azerrad/)

> [I would roll out of bed and immediately start working, and keep working until it was so late at night that I couldn't stay…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-azerrad/i-would-roll-out-of-bed-and-immediately-start-working-and-keep/)

[Michael Azerrad](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-azerrad/)

> [I'm not sure I ever try to make a case for the music. I mean, sometimes the music isn't even that good. I just…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-azerrad/i-m-not-sure-i-ever-try-to-make-a-case-for-the-music-i-mean-sometimes/)

[Michael Azerrad](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-azerrad/)

> [Back in the day, in '91 or so, I tried to interview Fugazi for Rolling Stone, which the band felt stood for everything they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-azerrad/back-in-the-day-in-91-or-so-i-tried-to-interview-fugazi-for-rolling/)

[Michael Azerrad](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-azerrad/)

> [A lot of music fans are still interested in insightful perspectives on music - maybe even more interested than ever, since everyone needs help…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-azerrad/a-lot-of-music-fans-are-still-interested-in-insightful-perspectives/)

[Michael Azerrad](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-azerrad/)

> [Just as not all popular albums are wonderful, not all wonderful albums are popular.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-azerrad/just-as-not-all-popular-albums-are-wonderful-not-all-wonderful-albums/)

[Michael Azerrad](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-azerrad/)

> [You didn't have to be a huge rock star; you just had to do well enough to continue doing what you wanted to do.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-azerrad/you-didn-t-have-to-be-a-huge-rock-star-you-just-had-to-do-well-enough/)

[Michael Azerrad](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-azerrad/)

> [Now that the generation that grew up on '80s indie-rock has attained influential positions in the culture, that music is the new yardstick. And…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-azerrad/now-that-the-generation-that-grew-up-on-80s-indie-rock-has-attained/)

[Michael Azerrad](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-azerrad/)

> [People shared everything: information, equipment, their floors, whatever. There was strength in unity.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-azerrad/people-shared-everything-information-equipment-their-floors-whatever/)

[Michael Azerrad](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-azerrad/)

> [The American indie underground made music for like-minded people who thought for themselves. Thinking for yourself is intrinsically subversive.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-azerrad/the-american-indie-underground-made-music-for-like-minded-people-who/)

[Michael Azerrad](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-azerrad/)

> [I'm always very careful to make the distinction between music criticism and music journalism. A lot of people don't. But criticism doesn't require reporting.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-azerrad/i-m-always-very-careful-to-make-the-distinction-between-music/)

[Michael Azerrad](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-azerrad/)

> [When you're writing, you're only a brain and some fingers, but drumming, you're involving all four limbs, and you're hearing stuff and you're converting…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-azerrad/when-you-re-writing-you-re-only-a-brain-and-some-fingers-but-drumming/)

[Michael Azerrad](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-azerrad/)

> [Ten percent of the American population thinks that Barack Obama is a Muslim. Those are the people that have not learned the skill of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-azerrad/ten-percent-of-the-american-population-thinks-that-barack-obama-is-a/)

[Michael Azerrad](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-azerrad/)

> [Nine Inch Nails' sound is dominated by clanging synths and sardonic, shrieking vocals.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-azerrad/nine-inch-nails-sound-is-dominated-by-clanging-synths-and-sardonic/)

[Michael Azerrad](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-azerrad/)

> [I'll leave it to other people to evaluate the legacy of my book, but I'm very moved when musicians tell me that they've been…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-azerrad/i-ll-leave-it-to-other-people-to-evaluate-the-legacy-of-my-book-but-i/)

[Michael Azerrad](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-azerrad/)

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