Josh Homme (vinyl quotes 25)

“My father was my first inspiration. He had an incredible stereo and a turntable, and I was told not to touch it. But I’d go back and touch it anyway.”…

“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».”…