Sonic Quotes by Lee Ranaldo

8 Sonic quotes by Lee Ranaldo

Lee Ranaldo’s reflections on the Sonic realm are distilled into eight succinct statements, each hinting at his experimental edge. This tiny anthology serves as a quick, engaging entry point to his sound‑focused musings.

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By the time Sonic Youth formed in 1981, my musical tastes had left the Dead behind, but I was always very proud…

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I don't know what the vintage Sonic Youth sound is.

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Obviously, Sonic Youth has been a huge part of my life for many, many years, and I love all those guys dearly.

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As far as we're concerned, we're always Sonic Youth, and we're always making a Sonic Youth record. We just see it so…

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During the whole time in Sonic Youth, I was happy to put my energy into that. It would have been very difficult…

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Sonic Youth has a very democratic process for the most part. It almost doesn't matter who brings in an initial idea; everything…

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'Europe '72' was a super influential record full of fantastic songs and amazing experimental musicianship. I always valued both of those aspects…

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Sonic Youth played one show before we even had a drummer. It was just me, Kim, and Thurston. The lights slowly went…

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I guess I see 'Goo' half as a really New York record because I think there are a lot of really particular New York…

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It's easier to write about a celebrity, a personality, than it is to dig in and write about the music.

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I have nothing against change or evolution, and I'm not one of those people who wants the city to be what it was 40…

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'Daydream' brought us to the top of the heap of the indie-college market and recognition by all of our peers; 'Daydream' kind of capped…

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Signing to a major label was an experiment for us. It was a challenge: working in a big studio with a producer was a…

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New York always has a lot of creativity going on.

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We'd been on Geffen for a long time, and I think we felt that we needed a change. I just don't think we felt…

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It's not like we set out to antagonize the audience in any way. We're just presenting our music; it's really much more innocent.

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One of the things I loved - or I love still - about this Occupy movement is it's got a very gentle core. I…

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We got our first significant pieces of press in the 'New York Rocker' from early gigs at CBGB.

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Being a guy who was a geek with tape machines in the early days and really interested in how records get made, I was…

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The world is going to end for each of us in a prescribed time, and you sort of understand that your time is limited…

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My main pedal is the Ibanez Analog Delay, the AD9 or the AD80, whichever one it is. That's my go-to pedal for short delay.…

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The Strokes will never get anywhere after that first record.

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