4. The Rolling StonesSticky Fingers

It’s the fuck you-ness of this album that gets me, and the swagger. Both this album and Abbey Road had really sharp teeth, but the difference was how they chose to present them to the world. With Sticky Fingers, you’re like, this is the band your daughter should look out for. Don’t let her go to this show. Don’t let her go home with these men… You can’t deny the dominance of English influence in rock & roll: all roads come through there, for the most part. When I was growing up, those innovators of rock & roll were still live and on the radio. It was a different time, and we all looked different too. I dressed really weird. I remember in my sophomore and junior year, I would go around school wearing a trenchcoat and a beret sideways and moccasins, with all my friends’ punk bands written on my jacket.