--- title: "3 Joel Selvin Quotes - Famous Music critic (Mid Life Confidential)" description: "Joel Selvin is an American San Francisco-based music critic and author known for his weekly column in the San Francisco Chronicle, which ran from 1972 t..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b013/author-joel-selvin-50658.jpg" --- ![Portrait of Joel Selvin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b013/author-joel-selvin-50658.jpg) # Joel Selvin (1950) Music Critic United States **3** quotes in **19** categories Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet Joel Selvin is a music critic from the United States, best known for *Mid Life Confidential*. ## Quick Facts About Joel Selvin Born February 14, 1950 Nationality United States Profession Music Critic Notable works Mid Life Confidential ## About Joel Selvin Joel Selvin is an American San Francisco-based music critic and author known for his weekly column in the San Francisco Chronicle, which ran from 1972 to 2009. Selvin has written books covering various aspects of pop music—including the No. 1 New York Times best-seller Red: My Uncensored Life In Rock with Sammy Hagar—and has interviewed many musical artists. ## Quotes by Joel Selvin > [Loose and jocular, Stanley proved to be a master at relating to nightclub audiences](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joel-selvin/loose-and-jocular-stanley-proved-to-be-a-master-at-relating-to/) [Joel Selvin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joel-selvin/) [Audience](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/audience/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bf4/joel-selvin-77673_audience_loose-and-jocular-stanley-proved-to-be-a_99788.jpg) > [Taylor's music is a hybrid with integrity](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joel-selvin/taylor-s-music-is-a-hybrid-with-integrity/) [Joel Selvin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joel-selvin/) [Hybrid](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/hybrid/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/86a/joel-selvin-77673_hybrid_taylor-s-music-is-a-hybrid-with-integrit_1037422.jpg) > [Seskin has the gift of song...his voice has a natural lilt that can’t be learned. The combination of musicianship and repertoire make…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joel-selvin/seskin-has-the-gift-of-song-his-voice-has-a-natural-lilt-that-can-t/) [Joel Selvin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joel-selvin/) [Combination](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/combination/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/94e/joel-selvin-77673_combination_seskin-has-the-gift-of-song-his-voice-ha_1328683.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joel-selvin/#itemlist", "name": "Joel Selvin Quotes", "numberOfItems": 3, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Loose and jocular, Stanley proved to be a master at relating to nightclub audiences", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Joel Selvin" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joel-selvin/loose-and-jocular-stanley-proved-to-be-a-master-at-relating-to/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bf4/joel-selvin-77673_audience_loose-and-jocular-stanley-proved-to-be-a_99788.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bf4/joel-selvin-77673_audience_loose-and-jocular-stanley-proved-to-be-a_99788.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bf4/joel-selvin-77673_audience_loose-and-jocular-stanley-proved-to-be-a_99788.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Loose and jocular, Stanley proved to be a master at relating to nightclub audiences” — Joel Selvin", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Taylor's music is a hybrid with integrity", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Joel Selvin" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joel-selvin/taylor-s-music-is-a-hybrid-with-integrity/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/86a/joel-selvin-77673_hybrid_taylor-s-music-is-a-hybrid-with-integrit_1037422.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/86a/joel-selvin-77673_hybrid_taylor-s-music-is-a-hybrid-with-integrit_1037422.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/86a/joel-selvin-77673_hybrid_taylor-s-music-is-a-hybrid-with-integrit_1037422.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Taylor's music is a hybrid with integrity” — Joel Selvin", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Seskin has the gift of song...his voice has a natural lilt that can’t be learned. 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