“Blob is a book about creating a person, both literally and metaphorically, so it’s no surprise that pop culture (music, TV, film, etc.) plays an integral role in shaping the characters.”
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“This Beautiful, Ridiculous City at its core is a book about how popular culture led me to the new world.”
“Though books shape this finding-my-way memoir, music has also been a sustaining part of my life.”
“Music in the 1980s was unabashedly over-the-top—synthesizers, hard-driving guitar riffs, propulsive drum fills—both mirroring and perhaps contributing to the manic energy of the time.”
“Everything about Kids Without Horses speaks of revision…And I revised this playlist too!”
“Music is the healing balm I use when my soul gets tired. It massages my mind and convinces me to stay in the battle for righteousness and nonconformity.”
“…I’ve chosen music that has the feel of each character, and the world itself. Old and new, human and inhuman. Ultimately, I find that mix hopeful and beautiful. This collection is a window into We Lived on the Horizon.”
“‘I was coming back, from what seemed like a ruin,’ Matt Berninger sings. That’s how you should feel after you publish a book.”
“As a literary scholar, I live in a world of texts, so thinking about my work through music has been a wonderfully provocative experience. “
“Music for me exists around my writing time, and whatever I’m working on seeps into the music I lean toward when I’m not writing, and vice versa.”