Every American wants a clean slate, but nobody wants to lose what they've got. — Rob Sheffield Copy Share Image
“As the old saw goes, the Irish songs are full of happy wars and unhappy lovers.” — Rob Sheffield Happy love Copy Share Image
“This is what they call "hitting rock bottom," and they call it that because it rocks.” — Rob Sheffield Copy Share Image
“But “ma’am” doesn’t translate in the North, where it just startles and offends.” — Rob Sheffield North Copy Share Image
Love dies in many different ways, and it's natural for the grass to seem greener on the other side. But it's not… — Rob Sheffield Competition Copy Share Image
Madonna was so flamboyant in terms of her look, her style, her public pronouncements, her religious taboo-smashing. — Rob Sheffield Flamboyant Copy Share Image
I realize that I will never fully understand the millions of bizarre ways that music brings people together. — Rob Sheffield Bizarre Copy Share Image
“And they’re right—what could be scarier, stupider, than staying together? How else could you totally guarantee that you would always have reasons… — Rob Sheffield Terrified Copy Share Image
It was in that bubble after Vatican II when it seemed like the best time ever to grow up Catholic. It was… — Rob Sheffield Copy Share Image
'American Horror' is the debasement of the suburban family, the way a lonely kid would have imagined it in the Seventies. — Rob Sheffield Family Copy Share Image
Thanks for existing, R.E.M. It's hard to overstate how much these guys changed everything, creating an entire rock audience in their own… — Rob Sheffield Audience Copy Share Image
It was bewildering and humbling to keep discovering how many brave things people can fail to talk themselves out of doing. — Rob Sheffield Brave Copy Share Image
“We have individual geekdoms that we've turned the other one on to and individual geekdoms we prefer to enjoy alone. There are… — Rob Sheffield Copy Share Image
The dilemma of the eighth-grade dance is that boys and girls use music in different ways. Girls enjoy music they can dance… — Rob Sheffield Boy and girl Copy Share Image
“So you get less shy about how hard you have to try. And you don't bother hiding your Kotter tapes. Sure, they… — Rob Sheffield Love 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
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
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
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
“Falling in love with Renée was not the kind of thing you walk away from in one piece. I had no chance.… — Rob Sheffield Falling in love Copy Share Image
Singing what's in your heart? Naming the things you love and loathe? You can get hurt that way. Hell, you will get… — Rob Sheffield Copy Share Image
“...We recognize that smile when we see it in the mirror, or on the faces of our friends, at weddings, anniversaries, christenings,… — Rob Sheffield Marriage Copy Share Image
“When Renee and I talked about it years later, we agreed on one point: We were insane. Renee always said, "If any… — Rob Sheffield Humor Copy Share Image
“But when you're a teenage boy, you can be narrow-minded about things that are girlie, things that are frivolous, things that are… — Rob Sheffield Female Copy Share Image
“The Replacements made me feel a little less scared, because they made good imaginary friends. They looked like a band that would… — Rob Sheffield Friendship Copy Share Image
“Some nights I would drive up Route 29 to the all-night Wal-Mart. I'd push a cart around with some paper towels inside… — Rob Sheffield Love Copy Share Image
“I don’t know what your type is. I don’t know what your deal is. I don’t even know if you have a… — Rob Sheffield Copy Share Image
“on the 11th of every month my friend elizabeth would say, "well we made it through another month. so do we get… — Rob Sheffield Anniversary 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
“Dave Matthews is mixing violin solos with saxophone solos and it's bad for the baby” — Rob Sheffield Copy Share Image
“I had never been so extravagantly proud of having blood that clotted.” — Rob Sheffield Copy Share Image
