Sasha Frere-Jones quotes

Sasha Frere-Jones quotes

last updated: November 28, 2023

“The history of pop is a progression of underground styles going mainstream, so there's nothing unusual about the White Stripes or Franz Ferdinand selling records.”
-- Sasha Frere-Jones

#White Quotes #Stripes Quotes #Style Quotes
“My criticism hasn't necessarily been informed by the critics I've read. The conversations I've had with friends and fellow musicians have shaped my thinking more than the work of any critic.”
-- Sasha Frere-Jones

#Thinking Quotes #Criticism Quotes #Musician Quotes
“Meryl Streep, despite not being a Prime Minister, is reasonably convincing in 'The Iron Lady.'”
-- Sasha Frere-Jones

#Iron Quotes #Prime Quotes #Ministers Quotes
“I was happiest, frankly, when I had a day job and then I went and was in my band that I never, ever had dreams of making money, ever.”
-- Sasha Frere-Jones

#Dream Quotes #Jobs Quotes #Band Quotes
“The only time I made money was when I licensed my own solo guitar record, which sold maybe seven copies.”
-- Sasha Frere-Jones

#Guitar Quotes #Records Quotes #Seven Quotes

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