Grandmaster Flash (vinyl quotes 53)
“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.”
Brian Eno (vinyl quotes 52)
“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…”
Kiki Dee (vinyl quotes 51)
“My older brother had a lot of Elvis on vinyl, and really, that was my first introduction to music during the Fifties.”
Phil Daniels (vinyl quotes 50)
“«Vinyl» is a good look at the music industry. The script was honest.”
Anton Corbijn (vinyl quotes 49)
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.
Kelly Clarkson (vinyl quotes 48)
“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.”
Annie Clark (vinyl quotes 47)
“I do love the ceremony of putting on a record but I don’t have space for a vinyl collection.”
Michael Chabon (vinyl quotes 46)
“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.”
Dominik Bartmanski (vinyl quotes 45)
“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».”
Gary Calamar (vinyl quotes 44)
“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 actually pull it out.”
