John Prine (vinyl quotes 26)

“Musicians are there in front of you, and the spectators sense their tension, which is not the case when you’re listening to a record. Your attention is more relaxed…”…

“My older brother had a lot of Elvis on vinyl, and really, that was my first introduction to music during the Fifties.”…

“«Vinyl» is a good look at the music industry. The script was honest.”…

When I was younger, I’d buy a vinyl album, take it home and live with it, and I think that attachment’s largely gone for the file-sharing generation….

“I put on the Hank Williams and the Patsy Cline and the Rosemary Clooney on vinyl – I’m not trying to be some cool indie-rock person, I just love the way it sounds.”…

“I do love the ceremony of putting on a record but I don’t have space for a vinyl collection.”…

“I have vinyl records I listen to all the time when I work. But I don’t collect records. I just buy records where the price seems right and it’s music I actually listen to.”…

“If vinyl is a medium that is at once a message, then one of the key things it conveys today is: «slow down and pay attention».”…

“I definitely love record stores. And worked in many over the years. (…) it’s not necessarily that I love vinyl per se. I mean, I’m happy to use CDs and MP3s: to me, it’s the music that’s top priority. I do have a good collection of vinyl, but I rarely…